Report: Entrepreneurship is Key to Building Wealth for Black Atlantans Reinvesting in Atlanta’s African-American entrepreneurs can serve as a pathway to building community wealth, according to a new report from Prosperity Now, a nonprofit dedicated to building wealth for those in need. 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
Ohio County Expands Diversion for Youth With Misdemeanor Charges The Casey Foundation awarded Lucas County, Ohio, which includes the city of Toledo, a probation transformation grant to test part a new approach in juvenile probation. The Foundation believes that a significant percentage of those youth who would be customarily placed on probation would be better served if their cases were diverted from court. Read More
Leadership Program Supports the Philanthropic Sector The Casey Foundation’s Results Count™ usually bring together leaders in government and nonprofit organizations to move deliberately toward greater impact and better results. Now the Foundation is offering the opportunity to a small group of funders who are building their capacity to use the Results Count methods themselves. Read More
A Closer Look: The Generation Work Partnership in Seattle This post examines the unique challenges and opportunities of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Generation Work partnership in Seattle. It is part of a series that is devoted to checking in on each of the five Generation Work sites. Read More
New Infographic Offers a Glimpse at Casey’s 2017 Accomplishments A new infographic offers a glimpse into some of these accomplishments from the Foundation’s 2017 investments. 2017 Making a Difference offers selected data points under the Foundation’s four strategy areas: family, opportunity, community and strategies for scale. Read More
The Casey Foundation’s Accomplishments in 2018 A new infographic highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s work in 2018 to develop solutions aimed at helping all kids realize their potential. Read More
How the Jim Casey Initiative Engages Young People Through the Jim Casey Initiative's nearly 15 years of experience in authentic youth engagement, Casey has identified three core values and guiding principles that enable us — and any organization or individual working with young people — to develop successful partnerships between young people and adults. Read More
Too Many Young Readers Still Aren’t Making the Grade Reading scores for fourth graders steadily improved over the last 5 years. Despite these improvements, roughly 2 out of 3 fourth graders failed to score proficient in reading in 2015. Read More
Helping Communities and Child Welfare Systems Become Partners for Change This Q&A outlines strategies to help communities and child welfare systems forge partnerships to improve outcomes for families. Learn more. Read More