Five Questions With Casey: Samantha Mellerson Talks Capacity Building Samantha Mellerson is the Foundation’s senior associate for capacity building. She works to strengthen nonprofits so that they can help children and families — regardless of their race, class, ethnicity or hometown — reach their potential. Read More
Under Armour and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Join Funders to Support Summer Programs for Baltimore Youth Under Armour and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) are joining nine of Baltimore’s largest charitable and nonprofit organizations to support high-quality summer programs for the city’s children and youth in low-income families. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017. Read More
California Adopts Innovative Tools to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Two technology-related nonprofits, both started with seed money from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, are gaining traction and recently began work in California. Case Commons and Kids Insight have been tapped to help improve the state’s capacity for using data to improve outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system. Read More
Help Teens Find Family: Videos for Caseworkers In Every Kid Needs a Family: A Message to Caseworkers, young people who spent time in foster care make a compelling argument that caseworkers need to persist in connecting teens with family — because every teen needs a family. A new discussion guide helps caseworkers incorporate the video into their work. Read More
The Setting Matters: How to Create the Container for Achieving Results A new Casey video, Leading for Results: Creating the Container, shows how the Foundation’s results-based leadership faculty create an environment so meeting participants can effectively focus on achieving measurable results for kids and families. Read More
Utah Evidence2Success Community Chooses Priorities for Better Outcomes Community and system leaders of Kearns in Salt Lake County, Utah ― one of four sites nationwide implementing the Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework ― have identified key priorities to focus on in their work to improve well-being for local children and youth. Read More
Promoting Economic Inclusion in Atlanta With Business and Civic Leaders The Partnership for Southern Equity, with support from Casey, recently launched the JUST Opportunity Circle, a public-private collaborative working to promote greater economic inclusion in Atlanta. Read More
Casey Stands With Its NPU-V Neighbors on Housing in Atlanta With Casey Foundation funding, the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation is expanding its Standing With Our Neighbors initiative to ensure more NPU-V residents have access to rental housing that is affordable, safe and stable. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Cindy Guy on Data’s Newest Super Tool In this Five Questions edition, Casey’s Cindy Guy introduces a powerful tool — the Integrated Data System — and tells how it can inform social policy and program management to spur positive change for children and families. Read More
New Guidelines Show How To Replace Youth Prisons With Community Services Beyond Bars: Keeping Young People Safe at Home and Out of Youth Prisons offers a framework for juvenile justice administrators, legislators, judges, nonprofit organizations and youth advocates to dramatically reduce the practice of youth incarceration, promote public safety and restore a sense of belonging for young people in their homes and neighborhoods. Read More
