Blog Archive

Baltimore Health Corps Hires 275 Staffers

A public-private initiative in Baltimore traces potential COVID-19 infections and coordinates care for those who contract the disease. The Baltimore Health Corps is also stimulating the economy by creating jobs, hiring 275 “contact tracers” and community health workers over six months.

1 in 5 Kids in America Speaks A Second Language at Home

In America, 12 million kids — 22% of the child population — speak a language other than English at home. And, that's not a bad thing.

Collaborative Helps Residents Get Jobs in Baltimore’s Growing Industries

A recent report shows how workforce-development programs in Baltimore helped most participants get credentials that led to quality employment opportunities with family-sustaining wages.

Code for America Honors Casebook for Innovating Government Technology

Code for America recently honored Case Commons with its inaugural Code for America Technology Award presented at the 2015 Code for America Summit.

Law Enforcement Has a Powerful Role to Play in Advancing JDAI

A new practice guide and executive summary highlight the importance of training law enforcement commanders and patrol officers on the developmental differences between youth and adults.

How Casey Promotes Permanence for Kids in Child Welfare

The Casey Foundation believes all children need and deserve a family, and, therefore, has invested significantly in advancing permanence for those children and young people in the foster care system. Permanence can take the form of a return to birth family, kinship care, guardianship or adoption.

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New Hospital-Based Program

The Casey Foundation is supporting a multiyear evaluation of Healing Hurt People, an innovative, hospital-based violence intervention program now underway in Philadelphia.

Using Results Count Skills to Build A Strong Social Safety Net for Kentuckians

In Kentucky, a group of advocates worked to preserve Medicaid access for millions of residents across the state. One key to their success? Results Count, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s unique results-based leadership approach.

TST-FC: Helping Children in Foster Care Manage Their Feelings and Behavior

When a child who has experienced trauma melts down emotionally, kin and foster caregivers can struggle to identify triggers and help them calm down. The ramifications of this can be devastating. Enter a powerful new tool, Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC), that aims to help caregivers meet the needs of kids and teenagers who have experienced trauma.