Nearly 700,000 More Kids Living in Low-Income Working Families Low-income working families with kids now make up 23% of the American public. This statistic has risen 3% — and 674,000 kids — since 2008. Read More
Webinar: How to Measure Child Welfare Disparities and Plan Systemwide Improvements This presentation explored key recommendations in the Casey Foundation's publication, A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to Building a High-Performing Agency, including strategies for collecting and analyzing data about disparities. Read More
Does Your Change Agenda Value Data Disaggregated by Race and Ethnicity? To gain a deeper understanding of how specific groups of people or specific areas are faring, it is important to disaggregate data. The Casey Foundation is promoting that idea by publishing By the Numbers, the second installment in the Race for Results Case Study Series. In the case study, the authors look at work done in Minnesota to focus on racial equity. Read More
New Videos Showcase Northeast Buffalo Community Through the Eyes of Residents Two videos lift up a community of nearly 12,300 located in northeast Buffalo, sharing the perspectives of the people who call it home and their hopes for its future. Buffalo is one of three cities where the Foundation is working with a local community change initiative focused on transforming neighborhoods into places where kids and families can thrive. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Paula Young on the Importance of Engaging Youth As a senior associate for youth engagement for the Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Paula Young works to develop partnerships with young leaders to improve well-being for youth transitioning from foster care. Read More
Go Ahead, Hit Play: Casey’s New Podcast Tackles Race, Immigration and Inequality Podcast preview: Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with sociologist Manuel Pastor about America’s changing face and what it means for our future. Read More
The Foundation Awards Over $850,000 in Grants to Summer Programs for Baltimore Kids and Youth The Casey Foundation has awarded grants to 43 local nonprofits through its Baltimore Direct Services Grants (BDSG) program, amounting to a combined $860,000 that will support summer activities and programs for hundreds of Baltimore City’s young people in 2016. Read More
New Webinar Series: Using What Works to Improve Child Well-Being In a new webinar series hosted by the Forum for Youth Investment, the Casey Foundation will share tools and strategies developed as part of its Evidence2Success framework, now operating in several communities around the country. Read More
Baltimore Becomes Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Site The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Baltimore City have partnered to launch the newest Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site in Baltimore. Read More
New Paper Examines Role of Centers of Excellence in Promoting Systems Reform In a new paper, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and The Center for Innovative Practices at Case Western Reserve University explain how Centers of Excellence work help improve outcomes for children and families in communities across the country. Read More
