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
Video Submissions Spotlight Achievement Gaps for Latino Students Casey Foundation and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists issued a compelling charge to student videographers across the nation: Tell the story of how Latino children are faring. Read More
America’s Foster Care Population Grew for Third Straight Year The nation’s foster care population has swelled to 428,000 children — its largest size since 2008, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
New Funds for Work: Connecting Systems for Justice-Involved Young People A new report, New Funds for Work: Connecting Systems for Justice-Involved Young People, provides a state-by-state look at youth served by workforce development boards that were justice-involved and offers recommendations to improve employment opportunities for these youth. Read More
Casey Grants Support Community-Led Workforce Development in Atlanta The Annie E. Casey Foundation has awarded several nonprofits $350,000 in combined grants to help residents in Southwest Atlanta strengthen their employment skills and find family-sustaining jobs that align with their career goals and interests. Read More
Guiding Questions Advance Equity in Evaluation and Research A new Casey publication helps researchers and funders incorporate equity-focused practices into their work. Learn more. Read More
What is Economic Inclusion and Why Does it Matter in Atlanta? In its new publication, Growing the Future: The Case for Economic Inclusion in Metro Atlanta, the Partnership for Southern Equity calls for a shift in how we assess economic growth in communities. Read More
Join Our Webinar on Expanding Housing Options for the Formerly Incarcerated On Aug. 22, 2019, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar featuring officials from Root & Rebound, a center in California that advocates for people with criminal backgrounds. Read More
Lifelong Families Model Shows Early Success Read about The Broncheros, a family who has experienced success using Casey’s Lifelong Families model, which works to ensure that all children exit foster care to permanent, loving families and get the support needed to sustain them. Read More
Recruiting, Supporting and Keeping Skilled Child Welfare Case Workers Effective change is possible for child welfare agencies. Key to becoming a high performing agency is taking steps to provide decisive staff training, supervision and support — and the retention of skilled caseworkers. Read More
