#HackFosterCare: Jim Casey Young Fellows Team Up with Tech, Experts Young Fellows from Casey’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative® will participate this month in Capitalhack, a 24-hour hackathon of robust brainstorming to find innovative solutions for data systems that affect young people in foster care. Read More
Indiana Report Identifies Educational Barriers for Young People in Foster Care Indiana recently released a report on educational outcomes for young people in foster care that advocates say should help leaders better allocate resources to ensure youth graduate from high school and prepare for careers. Read More
New Online Collection of Resources on Youth and Young Adults Casey recently teamed up with Foundation Center to create a special collection of resources focused on the millions of young people ages 16–24 who are not in school or working — often called disconnected youth. Read More
Funders Provide $3.3 Million Boost to Summer Programs for Baltimore Youth Eleven charitable organizations, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, have joined together to provide more than $3.3 million in support for the Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative. Read More
A New Opportunity for States: Parents and Children Thriving Together Initiative States, commonwealths and territories can apply now through Aug. 10 for a new initiative called Parents and Children Thriving Together. The initiative, led by the National Governors Association and the Center for Law and Social Policy, offers support for states as they develop and implement two-generation strategies. Read More
Webinar: Funding Two-Generation Strategies to Help Families Succeed Join the Casey Foundation on March 14 for the first in a series of webinars exploring what it takes to implement two-generation approaches. This session will focus on the various funding strategies organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time. Read More
Declining U.S. Economy Doesn’t Stop Gains in Child Education and Health, New Report Shows The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book revealed both promising progress and discouraging setbacks for the nation’s children: While their academic achievement and health improved in most states, their economic well-being continued to decline. Read More
Federal Funding for Truly 21st Century Technology Indiana receives federal waiver for MaGIK technology platform, setting the precedent for federal support of cloud-based and COTS technology. Read More
Second Year of Low-Cost RCT Competition Launched The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy has launched the second year of its three-year competition to select and fund promising low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Read More
New Guide Helps Schools Improve With Evidence-Based Interventions The Florida Center for Reading Research recently released An SEA Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation and the Casey Foundation. The guide will assist State Education Agencies in turning around schools requiring comprehensive or targeted support. Read More