Reflections on Juvenile Justice Reform from Bart Lubow Bart Lubow, retiring director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, reflects on his career at Casey. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Irene Lee and the Foundation's Work on Immigration Issues Irene Lee directs the Foundation’s work focused on ensuring individuals and families have access to economic opportunity and started our grant making around refugee and immigrant families. She sits down for Five Questions with Casey. Read More
Helping Young People Secure Access to Public Benefits A new Casey-funded report identifies barriers to public benefits for young people — and outlines strategies for improving access. Learn more. Read More
New JDAI Sites: Maine, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York JDAI continues to broaden its reach as four states join the national network. Read More
Casey Fellow in Focus: Helping Kids Meet Early Milestones in Michigan Kristen McDonald is one of 16 visionary leaders who recently graduated from the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship. Her story demonstrates what Fellows can accomplish when they apply the tools and competencies of Results Count — the Foundation’s results-based leadership approach — to achieve measurable results in child well-being. 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
Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Careers in Automotive Repair This blog post checks in with the co-founder and executive director of the Automotive Training Center, an organization that has utilized Community Investment Fund grants to help expand career opportunities for young people in Southwest Atlanta. Read More
Our Statement on Children's Access to Health Care As an organization dedicated to improving the lives of America’s children, the Casey Foundation recognizes the fundamental importance of a child's health and health care. In a statement, President & CEO Patrick McCarthy encourages our nation's leaders to prioritize kids in the current debate. Read More
That Scary Infant Mortality Rate? Here's What You Need to Know The 2015 infant mortality rate for babies born to Black mothers is alarmingly high. Read the specifics behind this statistic. Read More
New Recruits Join Network Aimed at Promoting Diversity in Evaluation Sector The Casey Foundation has selected a new group of evaluators and researchers to join its network of evaluation experts from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. Read More