Making Better Decisions About Kids and Families in Child Welfare Making good decisions is crucial to the success of a child welfare agency and the outcomes of the kids and families served. In A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to Building a High-Performing Agency, the Casey Foundation shows how strong public agencies perform this important function. Read More
Child Welfare Webinar: Maximizing Youth Engagement in Court Reviews and Case Planning The fourth webinar in a six-part series, Maximizing Youth Engagement in Court Reviews and Case Planning, presents a panel of experts and explores Tennessee's foster care review board as it delves into the new requirements from the federal Strengthening Families Act and authentic youth engagement during case planning and court reviews. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care During the past five years, more than 25 states have started working to stem the rate of teen pregnancies among young people in foster care. This month — which marks Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National Foster Care Month — provides an opportunity to recognize steady progress and redouble the effort to build on and sustain the movement. Read More
CaseyCast Podcast Highlights Delaware’s Child Welfare System Successes In this episode of CaseyCast, the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton and Delaware’s Division of Family Services director, Shirley Roberts, strike up an inspiring conversation about the state’s evolving child welfare system. Read More
Casey Supports National Campaign to Stop Solitary for Kids The Foundation is supporting the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign to end solitary confinement of youth in juvenile and adult facilities in the United States. Read More
Getting Systems in Sync: Leveraging Collective Impact Strategies to Connect People With Jobs A new Foundation paper explores the idea of using collective impact strategies to better align programs, resources and knowledge to achieve greater and better results for people striving to gain a solid foothold in our country’s workforce. Read More
Sending Parents Back to Class — and Down a Brighter Career Path Since 2006, Arkansas has used funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to send eligible parents to 25 community and technical colleges across the state. A new evaluation of the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative shows it benefits parents and the state as a whole, enabling more families to move out of poverty. Read More
Report Highlights Family Leaders’ Fight for Change in Juvenile Justice This report by the Institute for Policy Studies exposes the devastation on families when they try partnering for their incarcerated kids traversing the juvenile justice system. Once seen as an afterthought, families now are emerging as savvy and determined leaders in a movement to transform the juvenile justice playing field. 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
Webinar Recording: Experts Prescribe Prevention Science to Keep Kids on Right Path Tackle troublesome behavior among youths before it leads to poor outcomes like violence, delinquency, dropping out of school, substance abuse and teen pregnancy. That lies at the heart of prevention science. Read More
