Tool Kit Offers Strategies for Preserving Affordable Housing The Tipping the Scale Toolkit from Enterprise Community Partners shows nonprofits, funders and developers to preserve the country’s supply of these affordable units. Read More
High School Graduation Rates Continue to Move in the Right Direction Graduation rates continued to hold or improve through the 2017-2018 school year. Take a closer look at this trend. Read More
Competitions Seek Job-Training Ideas in a Changing Economy The organizations New Profit, MIT Solve, XPRIZE and other partners of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will launch an initiative to identify and support efforts to reshape workforce training in an economy that’s changing rapidly. Read More
Evaluating Race Equity and Family Engagement Strategies to Reform the Deep End of Juvenile Justice In a Casey-hosted webinar, presenters shared lessons from an evaluation of effort to deploy race equity strategies and engage youth and families in reducing incarceration and other out-of-home placements for young people, especially youth of color. Read More
Report Identifies and Explores Home Visiting Programs for Justice-Involved Parents Home visiting programs that partner with justice system-involved parents are gaining attention — and rightfully so. A growing body of research suggests that these initiatives are uniquely positioned to support the parents they serve. Read More
Cities Expand Consumer Protections Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Under the Local Consumer Financial Protection Initiative, leaders in four localities across the United States will begin building stronger laws and enforcement strategies to protect residents from fraud, predatory lending and other financial and consumer schemes. Read More
Resources to Help Young Parents Thrive Young parents have been hit especially hard by the economic turmoil spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Review a list of resources that aim to assist practitioners and stakeholders in supporting young parents. Read More
Juvenile Arrests for Violent Crimes Reached a Historic Low in 2018 Federal statistics updated through 2018 reveal the continuing, decades-long decline in youth arrests for violent crimes. However, despite such progress, racial disparities in arrest rates persist. Learn more. Read More
Felipe Franco: Bringing Results-Based Thinking to NYC’s Juvenile Justice Agency Fellow Felipe Franco works to support best practices for youth involved with the juvenile justice system. Read how his participation in the Casey Foundation's Children and Family Fellowship supports his work. Read More
Report: Investment in Baltimore Uneven by Race Investment in Baltimore is highly concentrated in ways that reinforce historic racial and economic inequality. In a new report, read how one major community development project has boosted capital flowing into a largely Black community in the city’s east side. Read More