Looking Through the Lens at East Baltimore’s Progress East Baltimore Development Inc.'s “The Real East Baltimore” series highlights progress on the path toward responsible redevelopment and the transformation of an 88-acre area into a thriving, mixed-use community where families of all income levels can live, work and grow. Read More
Introducing Atlanta’s 2016 Community Investment Fund Recipients Atlanta’s Community Investment Fund Advisory Board has selected its new class of grant recipients for 2016. Funded projects will serve residents in a variety of ways — from developing community gardens to pairing local youth with rescue animals in need. This blog post previews the work of all 15 awardees. Read More
In Pursuit of Normalcy: Better Care for Children in Foster Care Annie E. Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy recently told a White House audience that one law has taken a critical step in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. Its promise? A sense of normalcy for foster kids and foster parents. Read More
Register for Child Welfare Webinar on Connecting Kids to Family Through Casework Every kid needs a family — which is why child welfare casework should focus on family relationships and permanence. To learn how public agencies can implement high-performing practices, join the Casey Foundation for Getting to Permanence: The Practices of High-Performing Child Welfare Agencies, a webinar at 2 p.m. EST on July 19, 2016. Read More
Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2016 Grant Applicants Through the 2016 Atlanta Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to organizations and resident networks. Read More
Promising Strategy Trains Workers for Jobs in Today’s Economy, Meets Employer Needs A new book, coedited by Casey's Robert Giloth, provides results and lessons from sector strategies in the workforce development field. Read More
McCarthy Speaks at Community and Diversity in American Life Colloquium President and CEO Patrick T. McCarthy spoke at the Community and Diversity in American Life forumat the University of Maryland, College Park. He focused on the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book and work done by the Foundation in areas of strengthening families, communities and opportunity for all. 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
Program Builds Results-Based Approach into Human-Services Work and Coursework Randy Nelson was frustrated. As director of the criminal justice administration graduate program at Florida’s Bethune-Cookman University, he was short on tools to guide students who were learning about reducing racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. But he found just what he wanted — and just what his students needed — with Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA). Read More
Community Justice for Youth Institute Named Winner of Gloria J. Jenkins Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation honored a Chicago-based juvenile justice organization with the Gloria J. Jenkins Award during the 2012 JDAI Intersite Conference in Houston. Read More
