Blog Archive

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.

School-to-Career Partnership Helps Youth in Transition

Connections to a job and caring adults made through this innovative program helped one youth put her troubles behind her and find the boost she needed to get back on track financially.

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.

Members of the 2013-2014 Children and Family Fellowship

Sixteen leaders from across the country have been named to the 2013-2014 class of the Children and Family Fellowship.

Team Decision Making Added to National Clearinghouse of Evidence-Based Approaches

Team Decision Making (TDM) — a collaborative approach to child safety — has reached an important milestone: It is now included in the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, a searchable database that practitioners use to find programs and practices that have been proven to work.

Strengthening America’s Immigrant Workforce

New reports from the Aspen Institute present a snapshot of how workforce development and immigrant-serving organizations currently intersect, as well as recommendations for how practitioners in these fields can strengthen partnerships to better connect immigrants to skill-building and career advancement opportunities.

More Kids Living in Low-Income Families Today Than Before Recession

When it comes to child well-being, the research is clear: Family finances matter. Poverty can impede a child’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional and behavioral problems. In total, 31 million kids— 43% of the nation’s children — now live in families that are low-income.

FrameWorks Institute Guide Shares Tips for Discussing Community Safety

A publication shares best practices for talking about community safety and violence prevention. Explore the guide.

Oct. 30 Webinar: Using Collective Impact to Reduce Infant Mortality

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is hosting an Oct. 30 webinar to explore how collective impact strategies have been used to reduce infant mortality and support family well-being in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Cleveland.