Nominations and Application Open for 2016-2017 Casey Children and Family Fellowship The Foundation is seeking nominations and applications for the tenth class of its signature Children and Family Fellowship — an intensive executive leadership program, now in its third decade, designed to give more child and family-serving professionals the confidence and competence to lead major system reforms and community change initiatives that get results. Read More
America’s Foster Care Population Is Growing — Again America’s foster care population grew by 13,000 children and youth — to more than 415,000 kids total — from 2013 to 2014, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Business Owners of Color in Atlanta Learn New Skills Through Accelerator Program Invest Atlanta has announced the graduation of 21 business owners of color from an accelerator program that has helped position them for future success. Read More
New Publication Profiles Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows Sixteen leaders comprise the 2016–2017 class of the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, an intensive, 16-month executive-development leadership program. A new publication tells the stories of how these leaders came to work on behalf of children, families and communities and what they hope to accomplish in the future. Read More
Law Enforcement Has a Powerful Role to Play in Advancing JDAI A new practice guide highlights the importance of training law enforcement officers on the developmental differences between youth and adults. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Suzanne Barnard on Evidence2Success As director of the Casey Foundation’s Evidence-Based Practice Group, Suzanne Barnard oversees Evidence2Success, an initiative that champions the power of data and proven programs to improve the lives of children and youth. In this edition of Five Questions with Casey, Barnard talks about the initiative's successes and future work. Read More
Lifelong Families Model Shows Early Success Read about the Broncheros, a family who thrived using Casey’s Lifelong Families model to help children exit foster care into permanent, loving homes. Read More
More Children on Path to Success at Dunbar Learning Complex Children at Dunbar Learning Complex show gains in reading and early development, with more starting school ready to learn, per a Casey Foundation report. Read More
Engaging Youth in Foster Care to Build a Brighter Future in Baltimore Learn how a partnership between Casey and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services is improving the lives of Charm City's youth in foster care. Read More
Christina McMahan Appointed Multnomah Juvenile Services Director Christina McMahan, a seasoned juvenile professional, has been tapped to direct the Juvenile Services Division of the Department of Community Justice. Read More
