Making Homes Healthier and More Energy Efficient in Baltimore Safe at Home, a Casey-supported program, repairs Baltimore homes for children with asthma. Tasha Mitchell’s daughter has benefited from this effort. Read More
Workforce Development in East Baltimore Gets Boost With New Grants The Casey Foundation awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to five nonprofit workforce programs to help East Baltimore residents gain skills and credentials. Read More
June 21 Webinar: Using the Family First Act to Finance Child Welfare Programs On June 21, the Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations are hosting a special webinar devoted to helping child welfare leaders understand how the Family First Prevention Services Act can impact and enhance their work with children and families. Read More
My Life, My Plan: The Value of Youth-Led Reentry Planning A guest author outlines how youth-led reentry plans empower young people to take control of their own lives. Michael D. explains how taking ownership of his plan allowed him to identify the support he needed to make his reentry successful. Read More
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement of Youth in Federal Prisons The Casey Foundation has been urging all facilities housing children to end the practice of solitary confinement. President Obama’s decision this week to ban the practice of holding young people in solitary confinement in federal prisons makes significant progress in eliminating this inhumane practice for young people. Read More
New Directory Aims to Keep Families Together During Recovery Families impacted by substance use and abuse now have a new resource — the Family-Based Residential Treatment Directory — to turn to for support. Read More
High Housing Costs a Reality for Millions of Kids in Immigrant Families Across the nation, 41% of kids in immigrant families and 29% of kids in U.S.-born families are living in households grappling with high housing costs. Read More
Community Matters: A New Casey Webinar Series Casey's new Community Matters webinar series explores the complex issues surrounding community change — and the lessons we and others have learned from our work in communities throughout the country. The first in the series, Partnering With Residents in Community Change: Strategies for Engagement and Community Building, highlights the role place-based funders can play in supporting and encouraging resident-led community change, drawing from our new report on our community-building work in Atlanta as well as the experience of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. Read More
Ryan Chao Named Vice President of Civic Sites and Community Change Ryan Chao, former Satellite Housing director, was named VP of Civic Sites & Community Change, overseeing key investments in Baltimore and Atlanta. Read More
Cities Expand Consumer Protections Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Leaders in four U.S. localities will strengthen laws and enforcement to protect residents from fraud, predatory lending and financial schemes. Read more. Read More
