Supreme Court Decision Affirms Justice System Must Treat Youth Differently The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that people sentenced as teenagers to life imprisonment for murder must have a chance to argue that they be released from prison. The ruling offers as many as 2,000 people, sentenced as children, the opportunity to have their cases reviewed and the potential for their sentences to be reduced. 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
Latinos In Action: Building College and Career Skills Through Leadership Latinos In Action positions Latino students in the U.S. for graduation and opportunity, empowering youth through college and career readiness. Read More
Jim Casey Initiative Sites Pilot College Readiness Model Three Jim Casey Initiative sites are piloting Fostering Higher Education to help youth with foster care experience transition from high school to college. Read More
LEAP Fellows Continue Focus on Youth Engagement and Leadership Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential initiative named its second cohort of fellows to build leadership through community service and peer engagement. Read More
Pierce County Youth Probation: Few Youth Need Out-of-Home Placement Pierce County shows how youth justice systems thrive by building strong community partnerships and expanding opportunities for young people. Read More
Success Beyond 18 Initiative is Launched by Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Success Beyond 18, led by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, helps youth transition from foster care to adulthood through advocacy and support. Read More
Juvenile Justice Video: Caring Adults Kept Aurelia on Track A new video tells the story of a young woman in trouble for whom caring adults made a different decision, pursuing an effective conflict resolution approach instead of arrest. Read More
Some States May Be Able to Increase Foster Parent Payments During COVID-19 COVID-19 undermined child welfare efforts to foster stability and support. Now agencies can consider a temporary raise in foster parent rates. Learn more. Read More
Understanding and Serving the Needs of Young Fathers of Color Young fathers of color face challenges like housing, jobs and child support. Organizations can better support them through targeted efforts. Learn more. Read More
