Meet the 2019 JDAI Distinguished System Leadership Award Winners Leaders from New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Santa Cruz, California have earned the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2019 JDAI® Distinguished System Leadership Award, which honors a youth justice system leader who has achieved lasting juvenile justice reform in a JDAI site. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Lynn Ausley, a member of the Juvenile Court Family Council in Pierce County, Washington, and Frankie Guzman, director of the California Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law, as its 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award recipients. Read More
Understanding Adolescent Brain Development To better serve youth in foster care, child welfare leaders must understand how the adolescent brain develops when young people are given support, love and guidance. Read More
Engaging Youth in Foster Care to Build a Brighter Future in Baltimore Learn how a three-year-old partnership between the Baltimore City Department of Social Services and the Casey Foundation is improving the lives of Charm City's young people in foster care. Read More
Dan Cardinali on Big Bets, Supporting Democracy and Driving Impact In this episode of CaseyCast, Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hamilton interviews Independent Sector President and CEO Dan Cardinali. Their conversation covers the nonprofit sector and explores how it can and is driving change for the public good. Read More
Latinos In Action: Building College and Career Skills Through Leadership Latinos In Action is an organization working to position Latino students in the United States for graduation and opportunity. The organization is driven by one purpose: empowering Latino youth to lead and strengthen their communities through college and career readiness. Read More
Data on Young Adults and Poverty is Encouraging for 2018 The share of young adults living in poverty has fallen from 26% in 2010 to 21% in 2018. Review state level highlights for this statistic. Read More
APA Reinforces Casey’s Vision for Juvenile Probation Transformation A new article featured in an APA journal reinforces the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s call for transforming juvenile probation and highlights two jurisdictions that have made large-scale changes to juvenile probation in line with Casey’s vision. Read More
Step-by-Step Guide on Using Equity Principles in Social Science Research How to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research is a working paper from Child Trends, published with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, that suggests how researchers can do more to achieve equitable outcomes for children, families and communities. Read More
Incorporating Racial Equity in Data Sharing in Broward County, Florida Florida’s Broward County is developing an approach to data that seeks to correct the unintended consequences of existing data-sharing systems. The key difference? Incorporating equity principles in system design to ensure that the people with the greatest stake are full partners in the process. Read More
