New LEAP Fellows Promote Leadership and Community Service The Casey Foundation selected its third cohort of young-adult Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential fellows. Read More
To Be Effective Advocates, Young People Need Support Daniel Mendoza, a founding member of Casey’s Youth Advisory Council, shares his perspective on what young people with system experience need to get involved — and stay involved — in advocacy work. Read More
Report: Young People Benefit From Extended Foster Care Young people in foster care reap significant rewards if they remain in extended foster care into their early 20s, according to a recent Child Trends report, Supporting Older Youth Beyond Age 18. Read More
Profiles Showcase Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows The profiles of the latest members of the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship reveal how they work in communities of color. Read More
Expanding Employment Opportunities for Returning Citizens in Atlanta Georgia's returning citizens — individuals who are returning to their families and the community after incarceration — are experiencing a smoother transition thanks to an organization called Georgia Justice Project, which is working to minimize the effects of a criminal record and help the formerly incarcerated regain their financial footing. Read More
Violence Intervention Leadership Academy Graduates First Class The Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy's first cohort recently graduated. Read about their violence reduction work. Read More
Helping Schools Support Social-Emotional Learning With Evidence-Based Programs A new brief from the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights nine practical strategies for helping school leaders, administrators and teachers implement and sustain evidence-based Social-Emotional Learning programs for their students. Read More
Two New Casey Initiatives to Focus on Education and Employment for Youth, Young Adults Millions of America's young people are struggling to find jobs — and to get the education and training necessary to keep them. Recognizing this, the Foundation is launching two new initiatives in September focused on ensuring youth and young adults have access to educational and employment opportunities that will enable them to become successful adults. Read More
Our Children Are Watching: What Are We Teaching Them? What will it take to end racism, bigotry and ethnic hatred in America? Patrick McCarthy, Casey Foundation president & CEO, offers strategies to help children and youth embrace a more equitable and inclusive society. Read More
New Leadership Video: Improve Decisions with Proposal-Based Decision Making Proposal-based decision making — an alternative to the majority-rules approach — creates decisions that all group members can support. Read More