What is the Leadership Institute for State-Based Advocates? The Leadership Institute for State-Based Advocates equips state and local advocates to influence policy reforms that help children and families. Read More
Debra Joy Pérez on Possibilities and Opportunities for Youth Casey's Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning, Debra Joy Pérez, discusses demographic trends and creating pathways to opportunity for youth. Read More
Critical Investments Should Target the First Eight Years of Life, Report Finds Casey’s KIDS COUNT report shows the importance of early investment in child development for future success in language and cognitive skills. Read More
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
New Proposal Calls for Return on Investment in Federal Child Welfare Financing The Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Initiative proposed federal funding reforms to improve child welfare practices at a Capitol Hill briefing. Read More
Summary of Recommendations for Federal Child Welfare Financing This handout summarizes policy recommendations for realigning federal child welfare financing to support best practices in four key areas. Read More
How to Fund Best Practices in Child Welfare Tracey Field and Patrick McCarthy discussed policy recommendations to support best practices in child welfare at a 2013 briefing on Capitol Hill. Read More
Educational Attainment Data Encouraging More Americans are earning degrees, aided by federal funds. In 2012, 33% of young adults had a bachelor’s or higher, up 2.5 million since 2000. Read more. Read More
Measuring Developmental Outcomes in Evidence-Based Programs It is important for evidence-based programs for young people to track the right developmental outcomes. The Casey Foundation has compiled a set of measures to help determine if youth are meeting key milestones in behavior, emotional well-being, education and physical health. Read More
Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency. Read More
