Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2014 Grant Applicants Through the 2014 Atlanta Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to organizations and resident networks. Read More
First Convening of Deep End Local Pilot Sites Held Reducing the number of youth in correctional institutions and out-of-home placements is key to reforming the juvenile justice system. The Foundation has selected six local sites – Bernalillo County, N.M.; Jefferson Parish, La.; Lucas County, Ohio; Marion County, Ind.; the city of St. Louis, Mo.; and Washoe County, N.V. – to pilot strategies to safely reduce commitments and other out-of-home placements following delinquency adjudication. Read More
Civic Site Staff Talk Inclusive Community Planning in National Series Atlanta Civic Site staff shared their community-building principles and vision for making sure those most affected by community issues are part of the conversation — and the solutions — as part of an Orton Family Foundation conference call series. Read More
Webinar Recording: How Nonprofits Can Assess and Improve Their Parent Engagement Efforts Watch the Foundation’s webinar on a new tool that helps nonprofits and schools better engage parents in their work and develop parent leaders. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care During the past five years, more than 25 states have started working to stem the rate of teen pregnancies among young people in foster care. This month — which marks Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National Foster Care Month — provides an opportunity to recognize steady progress and redouble the effort to build on and sustain the movement. Read More
Help Kids Thrive by Focusing Child Welfare Casework on Family Permanence In A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to Building a High-Performing Agency, the Casey Foundation describes how child welfare casework can do more to provide children with stable living situations and build children’s long-term family relationships. Read More
Developing State Budgets in Tough Fiscal Times Principles from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, a Casey partner, offer suggestions for policymakers attempting to balance state budgets while protecting public well-being in tough times. Read More
Janelle Williams to Manage Evaluation, Research and Operations Read about Janelle Williams, a former congressional fellow set to manage the evaluation, research and operations of Casey's Atlanta Civic Site. Read More
Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2015 Grant Applicants Through the 2015 Atlanta Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to organizations and resident networks. Read More
New SSIR Case Study Shares Three Communications Lessons of KIDS COUNT In a new case study for the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy and Vice President for External Affairs Lisa Hamilton share three communications insights gained from the Foundation’s long-standing KIDS COUNT platform. Read More