Town Halls in Georgia Show the Needs of Youth in Foster Care Since 2016, Multi-Agency Alliance for Children in Georgia has facilitated town halls with local youth from foster care and foster parents. The goal? Hear from people as a way to guide improvements. Read More
New Mexico Legislature Extends Foster Care to Age 21 Every year in New Mexico, nearly 200 youth — many lacking a stable home or strong support system — transition out of foster care. NMCAN Youth Leaders know this story all too well. They’ve lived it. And now, they've helped ensure that others following in their path will have a better option. Read More
High Housing Cost Numbers Improve; Disparities Persist The percentage of kids whose families are grappling with high housing costs continues to fall. Read more on this trend. Read More
Strong Economy, Secure Employment: Parents Made Gains in 2017 Data The share of kids nationwide whose parents lacked secure employment returned to prerecession levels. Explore the state-level data for 2017. Read More
Census 2020: New Research Identifies Factors Linked to Undercounting Kids U.S. census counts have repeatedly excluded a large number of children under the age of 5 — and experts now have a better understanding as to why. Read More
Emerging Scholars Explore Role of Neighborhood Norms in Kids’ Activities The Casey Foundation equipped three early-career scholars with data from the Making Connections Survey. Their task? Look for connections between the external perceptions of parents in low-income communities and their children’s participation in educational and extracurricular programs. Read More
Opportunity Zones: Incentivizing Investment in Low-Income Neighborhoods In this blog post, Charles Rutheiser, a senior associate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Center for Civic Sites and Community Change, talks Opportunity Zones. He reviews what these areas are, when they were established and how they could evolve with the help of a federal tax incentive program of the same name. Read More
Youth Correctional Leaders Launch Campaign to Close Juvenile Prisons Nearly 50 leaders of juvenile justice agencies across the country have issued a joint call to close the nation’s remaining youth prisons and replace them with more effective interventions. Read More
Casey Selects 15 Sites to Train Juvenile Justice Frontline Staff Casey has selected 15 juvenile justice agencies to participate in its inaugural Reimagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) Train-the-Trainer Institute this May. The institute will accelerate the spread of the RJJ curriculum, a six-part professional development opportunity for frontline staff working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and their families. Read More
Juvenile Justice Network Seeks Advocates of Color for Youth Justice Leadership Institute Know an advocate or organizer of color who wants to transform the juvenile justice field? The National Juvenile Justice Network is accepting applications — through April 29, 2019 — for a yearlong leadership development curriculum focused on youth justice reform. Read More
