Six Big City Mayors Lead Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts A new report funded by the Casey Foundation, Lessons Learned: Mayoral Leadership for Juvenile Justice Reform, chronicles the positive influence of mayoral leadership on juvenile justice reform in six U.S. cities. Read More
New Report Captures Local Perspectives on Making Connections Local Voices: On-the-Ground Perspectives on Driving Community Change in the Making Connections Sites is a new report, produced in partnership with Community Science, that examines the contributions of Casey’s signature community change initiative, Making Connections, in building community capacities and achieving local results. Read More
Apply for the 2017 Atlanta Community Investment Fund The Casey Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Investment Fund, which provides small grants — ranging from $500 to $5,000 each — to support resident-led improvement projects in several southwest Atlanta neighborhoods. The deadline for 2017 submissions is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 20. Read More
Event Highlights Results From New York City’s Close to Home Initiative President and CEO Patrick McCarthy recently spoke about how youth prisons fail kids — and how New York City’s Close to Home initiative serves as a model for juvenile justice systems across the country. Read More
Close to One in Three Kids Are Screened for Developmental Delays In 2015-2016, 30% of children under the age of 6 — 2.6 million kids across the United States — are screened for developmental delays. Read More
Connecticut City Launches Local Campaign for Grade-Level Reading The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in New Britain, Connecticut, is coordinating services and supports for children from birth to age 8 in an effort to boost the district’s third-grade reading scores, which are the lowest in the state. Read More
Offering an Alternative to Police Arrests in Atlanta A Casey-funded initiative in Atlanta diverts people away from police encounters by connecting them with resources. Learn more. Read More
Strengthening the Network of Leaders in Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Applied Leadership Network supports key individuals participating in juvenile justice reforms to accelerate the achievement of jurisdiction results. Read More
Evaluating Programs in Complex Systems: New Approaches Increasingly, human service programs that serve children and families together often are embedded in complex systems. Integrating these services that traditionally have been separate requires a new approach to evaluation as well. Read More
Register: Conducting a Fiscal Analysis to Implement Family First Prevention Services Act The Annie E. Casey Foundation is hosting a webinar on July 22, 2020 to debut a Foundation tool and guide for child welfare leaders to plan their fiscal approaches to implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act. Read More
