Grounded in Data: An Evaluation of the Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Network The Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Network has spent nearly 30 years helping organizations connect and use data to promote smarter policies for kids and families. Now, a new study has moved this network under the microscope, examining data from all 53 KIDS COUNT Network members. Read More
JDAI Fundamentals Training Team Announced The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced the 2012 JDAI Fundamentals Training Team. Read More
Keeping Systems Accountable and Young People Engaged The federal Strengthening Families Act (SFA) provides new opportunities for child welfare agencies to create typical family experiences for children and youth in foster care. In this third installment of a six-part webinar series, the Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative highlights key SFA provisions that leverage the law’s enforcement mechanisms to not only improve outcomes for kids, but establish better practices from the start. Read More
Casey Strengthens Infrastructure for Advancing Racial Equity Many organizations are looking to design an infrastructure that integrates a focus on racial equity at every turn — and the Annie E. Casey Foundation is no exception. Learn how the National Equity Project has helped create organizational change. Read More
The Orphanage Evolves: Providers Shift to Put More Kids in Families Today, private providers of residential placements based on the ophanage model are now moving to serve more young people in families. Learn now long-time providers in New York and California are adjusting thier services to better connect kids in child welfare with families. Read More
The American Household: Many Are Led by Parents With Low Education Levels Parents who climb higher on the academic ladder are more likely to have financially stable families — and children who do well in school. Higher levels of parental educational attainment are strongly associated with positive outcomes for children. Read More
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
Taking Stock of the Texas "Closer to Home" Study: Ten Lessons for the Juvenile Justice Field The Casey Foundation's Nate Balis explores the national implications of groundbreaking research on juvenile-justice reforms in Texas. Read More
March 7 Webinar: Baltimore and Detroit Share Responsible Demolition Strategies The Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar on March 7, 2019, to examine how two cities – Baltimore and Detroit – have sought to redeveloped blighted areas while spurring economic growth and safeguarding both resident's health and the environment. Read More
Recent Study Looks at Impact of JDAI Sites A report from the UC Berkeley Law School shows the impact of Casey's JDAI sites in different states. Read More