Georgia Lawmaker Stacey Abrams Tells How State Policymaking Can Help Families and Kids Succeed In this episode of CaseyCast, host Lisa Hamilton talks with Stacey Abrams, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, about the role of state policymaking in improving the lives of children and families. Read More
Mentors Build Meaningful Connections With Youth in Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services runs the Credible Messenger Initiative, a program that pairs every youth under its supervision with specially trained adult mentors from the community. These paid mentors — called credible messengers — have lived through similar experiences and understand the support and services that youth in justice systems need. Read More
Infants and Teens More Likely to Experience Foster Care Reentry Children who have exited foster care are more likely to return to care if they are infants, in their early teen years or have experienced a group placement before reuniting with their families, according to a new study conducted by the Center for State Child Welfare Data and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Seven Organizations Named as Hubs for Results Count Leadership Development The Casey Foundation has selected seven organizations to work with the Foundation for three years as hubs that will expand the use of Results Count throughout the social sector. Read More
Kansas Enacts New Permanency Option for Older Youth in Foster Care Kansas is the first in the nation to allow a SOUL Family legal permanency option to help older youth in foster care to form legal families. Read more. Read More
Success Beyond 18 Initiative is Launched by Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Led by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Success Beyond 18 is a national campaign to build a better path for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. 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
Youth Detention Use Reaches Highest Level in 19 Months The use of juvenile detention reached a 19-month high on Oct. 1, 2021. Despite this development, the youth detention population is still 22% smaller than it was on March 1, 2020, before the pandemic began. Read More
Rafael López Envisions a Better National Foster Care System Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with Rafael López about America’s child welfare system. Their conversation explores the system today, how it works and where it falls short. López also shares ideas aimed at transforming the system to better serve children and families in crisis. Read More
David Muhammad on Reinventing Juvenile Probation In this episode of CaseyCast, Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hamilton interviews juvenile probation expert David Muhammad. Their conversation explores the shortcomings of juvenile probation, the science of youth development and the supports that young people really need to thrive. Read More
