Five States Selected for New Initiative to Help Parents and Kids Succeed Together Learn about a new effort to promote two-generation policies and programs in states — and connect low-income families with early childhood education, job training and other tools to achieve financial stability and break the cycle of poverty. Read More
Jim Casey Initiative Names Young Fellows From 12 States The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently named 12 new Jim Casey Young Fellows, who will be trained in leadership and advocacy skills to help inform the philanthropy's efforts to improve outcomes for youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood. 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
Video: Practice 10 Conversations That Will Move You Toward Results Having the right conversations is key for leaders to achieve results, and to the Casey Foundation’s leadership development approach. A new video describes ten conversations that results-based leaders can use to get or stay on track. Read More
Becoming #TheNewUS: Discussion on Changing Face of Rural America The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group will host a panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 6, about the changing face of rural America and what it means for organizations working to improve the lives of low-income families in these communities. Read More
"Data Walk" Is a Key Tool in Results-Based Leadership A new Casey Foundation video highlights the use of data walks as a results-based leadership tool that can build stakeholder relationships and assess data while accelerating the process to improve outcomes for families and children. Read More
Federal Grant to Build on Evidence2Success in Providence A five-year, $1.8 million grant was recently awarded to the Providence Children & Youth Cabinet for the Building Trauma Sensitive Schools initiative, which will seek to decrease post-traumatic stress disorder among middle-school students in neighborhoods with elevated levels of trauma. By the end of the grant period, the initiative will have served more than 3,000 adolescents. Read More
Review Highlights Research, Policy and Practices to Best Serve LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care The Casey Foundation has captured and synthesized an array of research and materials on how child welfare agencies can best serve LGBTQ youth in a new literature review. Read More
Five Questions With Casey: Satonya Fair on Grants Management’s Mission-Critical Work As Casey’s director of grants management, Satonya Fair oversees the administration of more than $100 million in grants and contracts annually. In this Five Questions edition, Fair talks about the role of grant professionals and how her work helps advance the Foundation’s mission of securing better, brighter futures for America’s kids and families. Read More
Watch it: Patrick McCarthy on Casey’s Juvenile Justice Work At the 2016 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit, Annie E. Casey Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy sat down for a short, videotaped interview to share his thoughts on the Foundation’s juvenile justice work. Read More
