Plan-Do-Study-Act Charts a Course for Boosting Graduation Rates Among Youth on Probation In California’s Santa Cruz County, juvenile justice leaders found that young people on probation were not earning high school credits or graduating at the same rates as their general population peers. To learn more about the issue and how to address it, probation officials turned to the Plan-Do-Study-Act method — a keystone of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results Count™ leadership development approach. Read More
Five Things to Know About the New Juvenile Justice Act Casey outlines five changes in the new version of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that practitioners should understand. Read More
Data Tells How Virginia's Youth Justice System is Headed Toward a Better Future A growing number of states are moving their juvenile justice systems away from the youth prison model and toward a continuum of community-based programs. One such state — Virginia — has successfully cut its juvenile correctional facility population in half after just five years, according to a new report issued by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. Read More
Progress Accelerates for Eliminating Confinement as a Response to Juvenile Probation Violations A growing number of juvenile justice experts agree: Detention and incarceration should never be threatened or invoked when young people break rules imposed on them as conditions of probation. Read More
New Tool Kit Helps Leaders Communicate the Benefits of Family First Law The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a downloadable tool kit to help child welfare leaders, advocates, private providers and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services Act can help improve outcomes for children and families. Read More
Evidence2Success in Action: In Alabama, State Grant Expands a Proven Program Selma, Alabama — one of six Evidence2Success™ communities — is using a state grant to expand the use of a proven program designed to both strengthen African American families and reduce risky adolescent behavior. Read More
A Closer Look: The Generation Work Partnership in Philadelphia This post checks in on Casey’s Generation Work ™ partnership in Philadelphia, which seeks to expand job opportunities for the city’s 18- to 29-year-olds. Read More
Casey Seeks Grant Proposals for Atlanta Workforce Partnerships The Annie E. Casey Foundation is seeking proposals — now through March 15, 2019 — for community-led workforce efforts to help residents in Southwest Atlanta develop their skills and secure well-paying jobs that align with their interests. Read More
Adapting the Model: Successful Two-Generation Program Sheds its Residential Approach What happens when a successful residential program for single mothers and their children tries expanding without one of its key features? The answer, articulated in a new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, spurs even more questions — plus important insights — about two-generation programming. Read More
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood From 2005 to 2017, 46 states saw an uptick in the share of kids whose families received public assistance. Learn which states were outliers. Read More
