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
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
What Are We Thankful For? Progress! Since the most recent recession, Americans have experienced gains in the areas of education, economic well-being and health. Read More
California Adopts Innovative Tools to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Two technology-related nonprofits, both started with seed money from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, are gaining traction and recently began work in California. Case Commons and Kids Insight have been tapped to help improve the state’s capacity for using data to improve outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system. Read More
Simply Put: Selected Speeches of Douglas W. Nelson A collection of the speeches made by the Foundation's former President and CEO Douglas W. Nelson. Read More
McCarthy Promotes Public System Reforms in Stanford Social Innovation Review President and CEO Patrick McCarthy writes about the importance of working with public systems in a supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. 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
Casey's Laura Speer Discusses U.S. Census Findings with CBS News CBS News interviews Laura Speer, associate director for policy reform and advocacy, on America's changing racial landscape. Read More
Communities Mark Summer Learning Day to Promote Reading In 2013, several Grade-Level Reading communities nationwide celebrated Summer Learning Day as part of a national effort to prevent learning loss in summer. 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
