Mentors Build Meaningful Connections With Youth in Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services runs the Credible Messenger Initiative, a program that pairs every youth under its supervision with specially trained adult mentors from the community. These paid mentors — called credible messengers — have lived through similar experiences and understand the support and services that youth in justice systems need. Read More
In Georgia, a School District Reduces its Reliance on Juvenile Courts The Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools teamed up with local agencies to help realize an 85% drop in referrals to the juvenile court system after just five years. Read More
Applying a Results Framework to Social Program Evaluation in San Antonio Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio are using their work with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Expanding the Bench in Performance Management Initiative to apply results-based methods to evaluating a variety of efforts in San Antonio. Read More
Case Studies Underscore the Importance of Using Evidence to Develop Practice and Policy Three new case studies funded by the Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations show how evidence can be used to improve program delivery ― and why it should be used to develop good policy. Read More
Dr. David Nichols Talks Child Health Gains and Challenges In this episode of CaseyCast, Lisa Hamilton interviews David Nichols, who is a pediatrician and president and CEO of the American Board of Pediatrics. Their conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the rise in mental health issues among kids, the importance of the 2020 census and the pivotal role that parents play in child well-being. Read More
Results Count Realizes Gains in Reading and Math Proficiency In one Minneapolis neighborhood, kids have made significant improvements in math and reading — all thanks to a Results Count and a long-term effort by the Northside Achievement Zone and an array of government, nonprofit and civic partners. Read More
Teams Embrace Results Count to Boost School Attendance for Teens Seven communities participating in the U.S. Department of Education’s Promise Neighborhoods initiative are focused on a single, shared result: reducing chronic absenteeism among kids transitioning from middle school to high school. Read More
New Approach to Child Protection Investigations Yields Encouraging Results Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services has been working to paint a clearer picture of how child welfare cases are moving through its system. Its metaphorical paintbrush for this work? Continuous Quality Improvement reviews. Read More
Program Empowers the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders in Baltimore The Annie E. Casey Foundation, together with Community Wealth Partners, has launched a new leadership program that helps young people in Baltimore gain the skills needed to create self-sufficient, sustainable nonprofits. Read More
Casey Foundation Efforts to Keep Kids at Southwest Border With Families Over the past few years, the Casey Foundation has supported the work of national and state grantees to protect the children of immigrants and their families. Learn how the Foundation will continue to support these efforts and ensure every child and family in America are treated with the humanity and fairness. Read More
