More than $1.8 Million Raised To Support Entrepreneurs of Color in Baltimore Six local organizations have received grants in a collaborative effort to help entrepreneurs of color overcome obstacles to starting and growing businesses in Baltimore City and the surrounding region. Learn how funders are supporting local small businesses. Read More
Report: Colleges Must Help Students Academically to Keep Financial Aid College students of color or with foster care experience are at greater risk of losing financial aid, due to academic performance. A new report offers guidance on how schools can better equip and prepare students. Read More
Casey Awards $2.1 Million in Grants to 21 Organizations That Advance State Policy Solutions The Casey Foundation awarded $100,000 grants to 21 organizations that educate lawmakers about the needs of kids and families. Learn more. Read More
Report: Children Make Up Smallest-Ever Share of U.S. Population Children accounted for just 22% of the country’s total population in 2020, an all-time low, according to an analysis released by Casey Foundation. Read More
Casey Invests in Multiyear Effort to Support Young Parents and Their Kids The Annie E. Casey Foundation is working with partners in four cities — Austin, Charlotte, Miami and Santa Fe — as well as several national organizations to better support young parents and their children. Read More
Foster Care Alums Weigh In: Building a Better Exit Plan The Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke to Samanthya Amann and Brittany Hunter about their personal paths out of foster care. Both women talked about the barriers they faced, what strategies and supports they used, and what a smoother exit from the system could look like. Read More
TST-FC: Helping Caregivers Understand Trauma’s Impact on Children To help foster parents understand kids in their care, keep kids from moving from one foster home to another and reduce turnover among caregivers, the Foundation has supported development of Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC). Read More
Youth Justice Community Collaborative Launches in Albuquerque The Albuquerque Justice for Youth Community Collaborative — supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation — will engage local stakeholders and youth advocates in shaping promising futures for young people who have been affected by the juvenile justice system. Read More
Keeping Children Out of Group Placements: Strategies and Alternatives To help child welfare systems identify practices that may reduce their reliance on group placements, Lutheran Services in America examined initiatives used by its providers — compiling their findings in a new report. Read More
Some States May Be Able to Increase Foster Parent Payments During COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is undermining child welfare systems’ efforts to foster stability and support. Now agencies can consider a temporary raise in foster parent rates. Learn more about calculating a temporary rate for foster parents. Read More