Building a Framework to Help Young People Stay on Track for Career Success The Annie E. Casey Foundation has teamed up with Johns Hopkins University and community partners in two states to design and implement a new framework for helping youth stay on track academically and prepare for careers that pay family-suppoprting wages. Read More
One in Four Kids Miss Annual Preventive Dental Care, up From Previous Years Learn how missing out on preventive dental care can affect a child's education and overall health. Read More
Putting Young Immigrants on a Path to Skilled Employment A report looks at challenges facing young immigrants in the American job market and how employers can help. Read the report's recommendations. Read More
Webinar: Legal and Policy Issues With Youth Diversion Programs This one-hour webinar covers legal and policy issues that can occur when implementing juvenile diversion programs. Watch now. 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
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
Village of Wisdom Transforms Classrooms into Equitable Learning Spaces Village of Wisdom is building evidence that bringing cultural relevance to learning settings for children of color leads to better academic achievement and stronger relationships among teachers and parents. Learn more. Read More
Youth Incarceration Sees Dramatic Drop in the United States The KIDS COUNT data snapshot, "Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States," shows the juvenile confinement rate to be at a 35-year low, signaling the opportunity for alternative, more effective responses to court-involved youth. Read More
Guide on Brain Development Helps Child Welfare Workers Better Support Youth A free new curriculum, developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, aims to help child welfare workers and other child-serving professionals better support young people in foster care. Read More
Strategies for the Successful Expansion of JDAI States that are accelerating the spread of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) across their local jurisdictions now have a new resource to help inform their work. Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Scale-Up: Study of Four States, written by the WestEd Justice and Prevention Center and commissioned by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, draws lessons from four states that have expanded JDAI® to more counties. Read More
