What Are Status Offenses and Why Do They Matter? Young people are drawn into the juvenile justice system for behavior such as truancy and running away, which are known as juvenile status offenses. Learn more. Read More
Casey Funds Efforts to Expand State Tax Refunds for Young Workers The Annie E. Casey Foundation has awarded $260,000 in grants to six organizations that are seeking to expand their states’ Earned Income Tax Credit benefits to cover more young workers. Read More
Children in Foster Care Increasingly Likely to Live in Families The Annie E. Casey Foundation today released “Keeping Kids in Families: Trends in U.S. Foster Care Placement,” using data from child welfare systems across all 50 states and the District of Columbia over a 10-year period to look at how placements for young people in foster care have changed. Read More
Data Snapshot Looks at Families and Kids in Foster Care In 2017, 86% of kids in foster care were placed with families — up 5 percentage points from 2007. Read about exceptions to this progress. Read More
In Colorado, Making Smarter Decisions About Child Welfare Investigations Working with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Colorado's Jefferson County Division of Children, Youth, Families and Adult Protective Services has enhanced decision making at its earliest possible point: When children are referred to authorities because of suspected abuse or neglect. Read More
The Jim Casey Initiative Advances Results Count To accelerate measurable, equitable improvements for youth in foster care as they become adults, the Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is working to expand the use of the philanthropy’s Results Count leadership methodology. Read More
Three-Minute Video Explains How to Transform Juvenile Probation A short video produced by the Casey Foundation suggests how juvenile probation could get better outcomes for hundreds of thousands of young people. Read More
The Future of Workforce Development? Samaschool is Thinking Gig Gig jobs are on the rise. It’s an evolution that Sarah Currid, managing director of Samaschool, knows well. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke with Currid about this work and innovative ways to help low-income workers leverage gig jobs to build a brighter, stronger future for their families. Read More
Two Organizations Help a Young Man Move From Homeless to Career Path Ian was homeless and stuck working temp jobs he didn’t love. Cue two organizations — Youth Empowered Society and JARC Baltimore — that helped the 24-year-old from Baltimore City get back on his feet and connected to a career in the building and construction industry. Read More
Webinar to Examine Strategies for Promoting Equity With the Family First Act The Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations are hosting a webinar on April 25, 2019, to explore how child welfare leaders can use the Family First Prevention Services Act to achieve equitable outcomes for children and families. Read More
