Grade-Level Reading Communities Tell Their Stories Madison County, New York participated in the Tell Our Story project, describing their challenges, accomplishments and plans as a rural community. Read More
Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential: Webinar Presentation and Recordings The webinar recordings and presentation on Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential, the Foundation's new Social Innovation Fund initiative. Read More
Columbus Youth and Artists Team Up to Introduce the Real Weinland Park Columbus' Weinland Park is one of three communities where the Casey Foundation is working with a local initiative committed to improving the well-being of kids and families. The urban community of about 4,800 residents is next door to the Ohio State University and just over a mile from downtown Columbus. Until April 2015, it was also home to a highly visible billboard that gave passersby a strong — and wrong — first impression. Read More
Southwest Key Programs Awarded National Council of La Raza 2013 Affiliate of the Year Southwest Key Programs has recieved the highest honor that a National Council of La Raza (NCLR) affiliate can recieve in recognition of the work they have been doing in the Latino community to help youth succeed. Read More
TARC: The Information Exchange Network of Making Connections The Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) served as the information exchange arm of the Casey Foundation's decade-long Making Connections community change initiative launched in 1999. Read More
The Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan to Guide Neighborhood Transformation The Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan, developed by Pittsburgh residents in conjunction with the Atlanta Civic Site and its partners, has set an agenda to stabilize and revitalize the hard-hit Atlanta neighborhood. Read More
Resources for Investing in a Strong Start for Children The lack of strong support in early childhood means that millions of children in the U.S. face lives of lost potential. But it doesn't have to be that way. Donors can help all children get an equal chance at a strong start, according to the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. Read More
Federal Grant Gives Evidence2Success Efforts in Utah a Boost The Kearns Community Coalition, which is implementing the Casey Foundation's Evidence2Success framework in Salt Lake County, Utah, has received a major boost: a five-year, $625,000 grant from the Office of National Drug Control to curb alcohol and e-cigarette use among teens. Read More
Why Parents Having Health Insurance is Good for American Families In the United States, the proportion of parents without health insurance has dropped 39% in just six years. Today, 11% of parents — 6.4 million men and women — are without health coverage. Read More
Celebrating the Art of Community in Southwest Atlanta A new public art installation along the fence line of the Foundation's University Avenue site was unveiled during Casey's Art of Community event this summer. Read More
