Short Film Spotlights Stories of Young Adults From Foster Care A documentary airing on PBS explores the support that young people need when in or exiting foster care. Learn about the film. Read More
In Mississippi, Credible Messengers Promote Community Safety and Youth Success Strong Arms of JXN, a credible messenger program, is working with young people to reduce community violence in Jackson, Mississippi. Read More
Foster Home Estimator: Helping Child Welfare Agencies Plan for Family Recruitment A new tool, the Foster Home Estimator, can help agencies build a more robust pool of foster parents by more accurately estimating how many additional foster homes are needed, especially for specific populations of children, such as teens or large sibling groups. Read More
Court Fees and Fines Are Hurting Low-Income Families in Alabama A new Casey-funded report examines the damaging toll of the Alabama court's fee-for-profit structure takes, and the sacrifices residents must make to pay down their court debt. Read More
Three in 10 U.S. Kids are Overweight or Obese In 2015-2016, 31% of U.S. children ages 10 to 17 were categorized as overweight or obese. Read More
Evaluation and Briefs Share Lessons Learned During Family-Centered Community Change Initiative A new evaluation report from the Urban Institute, Developing Two-Generation Approaches in Communities, shares lessons, challenges and reflections on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) strategy. Read More
An Overview of the Lifelong Families Practice Model This video provides an overview of Lifelong Families, a practice model developed and tested by our former direct service agency. Read More
Talking About Equity: Promoting the Curb-Cut Effect PolicyLink's Angela Glover Blackwell shows how developing policies to create equity can improve everyone’s lives. She does it with a simple example: curb cuts. The Casey Foundation believes the same principles can be applied to improving outcomes for children in the United States. Read More
Casey Selects 16 Organizations to Train Juvenile Justice Staff on the Frontlines The Annie E. Casey Foundation has selected 16 state and local juvenile justice agencies and related organizations to conduct professional development based on the Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum, which aims to help frontline staff better support, divert and redirect youth to appropriate and fair justice options. Read More
Leadership Development Video: The Results Count Path to Equity The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released a one-hour video on four Results Count skills that help leaders achieve better and more equitable results. Learn more about the video and supporting materials. Read More