JDAI interviews Thomas Brooks Thomas Brooks, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer in Harris County, Texas, talks to the Casey Foundation about his experience working with young people. Read More
More Children in Immigrant Families in Poverty The percentage of children in immigrant families whose parents do not have secure employment increased from 2008 to 2011. Read More
Getting Systems in Sync: Leveraging Collective Impact Strategies to Connect People With Jobs A new Foundation paper explores the idea of using collective impact strategies to better align programs, resources and knowledge to achieve greater and better results for people striving to gain a solid foothold in our country’s workforce. Read More
Poverty Rate for Latino Kids Hits Pre-recession Level The prevalence of poverty among America’s Latino children has returned to a pre-recession rate — 28%. 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
Tarsha Jackson Receives Bimel Award for her Contributions to Detention Reform Tarsha Jackson won the Casey Foundation’s Natalie S. Bimel Award for involving families in youth detention reform at the 2012 JDAI Conference. Read more. Read More
Building Community Connections in Atlanta A new program launched this spring by local partners aims to increase networking opportunities for mothers in southwest Atlanta. Read More
Young Adults, College Paths and Race: What the Data Say The rate of young adults attending or completing college — 49% in 2016 — is on the rise. Despite this statistic trending in the right direction, deep racial and ethnic disparities persist along the pathway to a college degree. 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
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
