The Latest State-Level KIDS COUNT Data Books View state-level resources — produced by KIDS COUNT network organizations — that examine how local kids and families are faring. Read More
Webinar Promotes Healing for Youth in the Justice System A new webinar explores how mental health and juvenile justice systems serve youth who need help managing their behavior with programs relevant to their cultural backgrounds. Read More
JDAI’s Expanded Focus Sees Results in Transforming Juvenile Probation A journal article recently published in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice reported promising results in JDAI® sites participating in an effort to reduce the placement of young people in residential institutions. Read More
On a Montana Reservation, Strengthening Tribal Identity to Prevent Youth Suicide For children and families of historically underrepresented communities, evidence-based programs that draw on cultural roots offer the greatest opportunities for success. This realization informs the work of Little Holy One, a project that utilizes a culturally oriented approach to curtail youth substance abuse and suicide at Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation. Read More
Educating Baltimore City Teachers and Administrators About Racial Equity In late 2019, Baltimore City Public Schools began to educate staff about racial equity and the historic barriers that students of color have faced. The work is part of a broader district policy — adopted in June 2019 — that aims to implement an equity framework, in which officials work to remedy systemic issues that affect students of color. Read More
External Forces Affect Efforts to Serve Parents and Children Together Two evaluation reports document how communities participating in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change™ initiative have grappled with broad trends in housing, education and transportation as they pursue new approaches to strengthening families. Read More
Leadership Approach Contributes to Juvenile Justice Gains Could gains for young people involved in the juvenile justice system in one New York county be replicated in other nearby counties? Learn how Onondaga County leaders have used the Results Count® framework to drive change for young people. Read More
Arthur Brooks on Pursuing Happiness, Depolarizing Politics and Realizing Promise in the Periphery In this episode of CaseyCast, the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton chats with economist Arthur Brooks about what kids, families and communities need to flourish. Their conversation covers — among other topics — the benefits of engaging marginalized populations, the need to rethink the proverbial pursuit of happiness, and the merits of detoxing from national politics. Read More
United States Sees Launch of First Guarantee Pool for Community Development Investments The formation of the Community Investment Guarantee Pool, a new community development tool and the first of its kind in the United States, was announced on Jan. 28, 2020. The Casey Foundation is one of 10 philanthropies helping back the Pool. Read More
Business Owners of Color in Atlanta Learn New Skills Through Accelerator Program Invest Atlanta recently announced the graduation of 21 business owners of color from an accelerator program that has helped position them for future success. Read More
