Advocates in Alabama Fight License Suspensions — And Win A new Alabama law gives drivers more time to settle fees before having their licenses suspended. Read why this is good news for residents. Read More
Series Explores the Power and Future of Social Investing Stanford Social Innovation Review's 11-part series explores the future of social investing, which is a growing practice among philanthropies interested in going beyond traditional grants to advance their mission. Read More
Juvenile Justice Reforms in New Jersey Chronicled in Annie E. Casey Foundation Report A new report looks at how New Jersey adopted the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative statewide. Read More
Christian Millennials Make Faith-Based Case for Closing Youth Prisons A new Casey-funded report aimed at Christian millennials, What Justice Requires: Closing Youth Prisons, summarizes available evidence on why youth prisons should be replaced with more appropriate alternatives. It also suggests steps for state and local action from a faith-based perspective. 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
Nov. 12 Webinar to Highlight New KIDS COUNT Policy Report The Casey Foundation will host a Nov. 12 webinar to discuss our new policy report, Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach. This session will focus on ways the public, nonprofit and private sectors can work together to help equip the 10 million low-income families with young children in the United States with the tools they need to move out of poverty and thrive. Read More
Children Who Are Adopted by Relatives on the Rise New data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center show that the number of kids being adopted by relatives is on the rise. Read More
Supporting Parenting Youth Via Virtual Resource Center A new webinar explores the Annie E. Casey Foundation's online resource for helping child welfare practitioners partner with expectant and parenting youth. Read More
Youth Fellow From Southside Works Helps Connect Young People to Jobs Southside Works’ first-ever Youth Fellow has helped connect young people in Atlanta to job opportunities. Read about her work. Read More
In Detroit and Baltimore, Protecting Residents and the Environment While Boosting Jobs Two cities, Detroit and Baltimore, are leading the way in developing innovative protocols to protect both residents and the environment during large-scale demolition projects — and a new brief from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores how. Read More