Foundation Honors YAP for Outstanding Contributions to Detention Reform The Casey Foundation named Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. as the recipient of its 2015 Gloria J. Jenkins Award for outstanding contributions to detention reform. Read More
1 in 5 Kids in America Speaks A Second Language at Home In America, 12 million kids — 22% of the child population — speak a language other than English at home. And, that's not a bad thing. Read More
New Report: Young People in Foster Care on How States Can Remove Barriers to Normalcy In a Jim Casey Initiative report, young people from foster care provide recommendations for state child welfare agencies and policymakers that should help these youth achieve normalcy while in foster care. Read More
Event to Explore Promising Approaches, Practices Addressing Youth Unemployment The Foundation is cohosting a conference early next month with the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and Philadelphia on emerging strategies to connect young people ages 16 to 24 with employment opportunities. Read More
Community Matters Highlights Baltimore Neighborhood's Innovative Approach to Development The latest webinar in our Community Matters series — Community Development From the Ground Up: An Innovative Approach in Baltimore’s Oliver Neighborhood — shares the story of a community-driven effort to reclaim and reinvest in an East Baltimore neighborhood. Read More
Lending, Learning, Leading: How Community Lending Institutions Are Focusing on Results Casey's signature strategy, results-based leadership, is promoting the development of community development financial institutions and their networks to make a differece in poor neighborhoods struggling with financial services. Read More
Connecticut Governor's Proposal to Raise Juvenile Court Age Sets Precedent Connecticut Governor boldly proposes raising the age of justice-involved youth to age 20 in alignment with brain research showing youth under age 25 don't possess the same decision-making skills as adults. Read More
Recruiting, Supporting and Keeping Skilled Child Welfare Case Workers Effective change is possible for child welfare agencies. Key to becoming a high performing agency is taking steps to provide decisive staff training, supervision and support — and the retention of skilled caseworkers. Read More
Helping Communities Strengthen Services for Children and Families Casey’s desk guide for state leaders illustrates the ins and outs — and the necessity — of building a high performing child welfare agency with community support. Read More
Promise in EastPoint: New Videos Spotlight San Antonio Community and Its Families Two new videos spotlight San Antonio's EastPoint community, where Casey has partnered with a local community development initiative working to transform the neighborhood into a better place for kids and families to live, work and grow. Read More
