New Tool Helps Leaders Adjust Strategies Amid the COVID-19 Crisis A new triage tool from the Center for Community Investment offers leaders a results-based process for reassessing work in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Read More
LEAP Fellowship Seeks to Boost Engagement, Leadership for Young People The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently selected the first cohort of 10 young-adult fellows who will support Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP). Learn more about the fellows and their charge. Read More
Learn to Develop a Preventive Child Welfare Practice Model for the Family First Act At 1 p.m. ET, on Wednesday, April 29, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar at on how states and counties can align a preventive child welfare practice model with the Family First Prevention Services Act. Read More
Juvenile Justice Priorities During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Casey joins organizations such as the Center for Children’s Law and Policy, a longtime provider of technical assistance to JDAI sites, in promoting four important steps that juvenile justice agencies can take to help to limit the spread of COVID-19. Read More
New Resource Aims to Align Terms and Concepts Related to Adolescent Development The research organization Child Trends has launched an online resource offering science-based definitions for terms and concepts related to adolescent development. Read More
Incentives Inspire Positive Behavior Change in Youth on Probation Offering incentives beats traditional supervision in encouraging positive behavior change among youth on probation, according to a new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Team Decision Making Added to National Clearinghouse of Evidence-Based Approaches Team Decision Making (TDM) — a collaborative approach to child safety — has reached an important milestone: It is now included in the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, a searchable database that practitioners use to find programs and practices that have been proven to work. Read More
Tips to Help Young Parents Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic This one-page resource, produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation during the coronavirus pandemic, offers helpful tips for young parents who are raising families at a stressful time. Read More
Strengthening Baltimore’s Workforce System Concentrated poverty, persistent racial segregation and discriminatory hiring, housing and education practices have contributed to higher unemployment rates in Baltimore City compared to the rest of Maryland — especially among African Americans. Learn more about efforts to strengthen the city's workforce development efforts. Read More
Coronavirus and the Census: It’s Easy to Complete the Census Form Online as Social Distancing Remains a Priority COVID-19 has led the U.S. Census Bureau to pause current field operations. Learn why the census matters and how to complete the census while practicing social distancing. Read More