Webinar: Evidence2Success Community Selection Process The Casey Foundation will host a June 22 webinar for communities that are interested in implementing Evidence2Success, a framework that uses prevention science to improve child well-being. Read More
South Dakota Moves to Full JDAI Implementation South Dakota's two largest counties implemented a full continuum of detention alternatives in 2012. Read More
Community In-Site Podcast Debuts A Casey-funded podcast provides communities insight on how to reduce child welfare system involvement. Learn more. Read More
Modest Progress on Child Poverty Preceded the COVID-19 Pandemic In 2019, 12 million children nationwide — 17% of America’s kids — were living in poverty. See how this statistic has changed over the years. Read More
Latest Results Report Show Significant Site Progress Each year, JDAI sites send results reports to the Casey Foundation informing them of the progress and impact of detention reform in their jurisdictions. These results have shown that sites have continued to achieve significant reductions in the use detention while improving public safety and sending fewer youth to state facilities. Read More
Year-End Giving Tips for Year-Round Impact The High Impact Year-End Giving Guide can help individuals as well as organizations with due diligence on their end-of-year charitable giving. The guide — developed by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy — presents good opportunities, free resources and global suggestions for securing the most impact from your philanthropic dollars. Read More
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood From 2005 to 2017, 46 states saw an uptick in the share of kids whose families received public assistance. Learn which states were outliers. Read More
New Leadership Seeks to Re-energize Detention Reform in Baltimore New leadership at Baltimore's JDAI site aims to re-energize detention form in Baltimore. Read More
American Indian and African American Kids More Likely to Experience Multiple Adverse Events This post reports on kids experiencing multiple adverse events and dissects the data by race and ethnicity. Read which kids are most at risk. Read More
Washington State Sees Big Decrease in Detention and Juvenile Crime Washington State has seen a big decrease in detention and juvenile crime. Read More