How Court Oversight Can Support Normalcy and Youth Engagement for Youth in Foster Care Court practice can shape how the child welfare system implements key provisions of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act by establishing standards and expectations. Read More
Child Poverty Still Falling — and Close to Pre-Recession Rate The latest data indicate that 19% of U.S. kids are now living in poverty. This translates to 14 million kids across the country growing up poor in 2016. Read More
Immigrant Families with Kids Are at Greater Risk of Financial Instability A family’s financial well-being can make a difference in a child's upbringing. But, for many immigrant families, financial stability isn’t a given — even when parents have stable employment, according to KIDS COUNT Data Center statistics. Read More
Embracing Sector Strategies: Workforce Boards Share Lessons Workforce development boards in five states — Arizona, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia — share lessons on effectively implementing sector strategies that address job-seeker challenges and employer needs. Read More
Program in King County, Wash., Offers Respite for Youth Involved in Domestic Violence Crises The Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) program in King County, Washington offers respite care and services for youth and families involved in domestic violence crises. It launched in 2016 thanks to leadership from the county prosecutor’s office and a collaboration among city and county agencies. Juvenile Court Services Manager Paul Daniels answers some key questions about FIRS’ design. Read More
Five Advocacy Organizations Receive Support to Reduce Youth Incarceration The National Juvenile Justice Network recently awarded $350,000 to five state-based organizations working to educate policymakers and media about the safety of young people in the justice system. Read More
Baltimore Youth Gain Summer Work Experience That Lasts a Lifetime In the summer of 2017 — thanks to a program supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation — more than 8,000 young people in Baltimore had a chance to fill their idle summer months with employment experience and a paycheck. Read More
Inspiring New Ways of Thinking and Acting to End Hunger Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, has launched a major multiyear initiative to address the root causes of hunger. This groundbreaking work calls for new leadership skills and strategies, which is why Feeding America has turned to the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide training in results-based leadership. Read More
Sharp Declines in Youth Placements Continue in Ohio’s Lucas County The Christian Science Monitor recently ran a feature story showing how juvenile justice leaders in Lucas County, Ohio (Toledo) – one of a handful of JDAI sites nationwide that is working with the Foundation to expand JDAI’s focus to the deep end of the system – are increasingly steering court-involved youth away from correctional institutions and other residential placements. Read More
Atlanta Beltline Partnership And Casey To Host Pittsburgh Rise Festival Festival on May 21st is free of admission and open to the public. The event includes food, hoops, chess, balloon rides, gospel and home tours in southwest Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. Read More
