What SOUL Family Means to One of Its Young Advocates Patricia Chin told INNOVATE! podcast listeners how her peers’ foster care experience, and her own, shaped the permanency proposal. Read More
Los Angeles and New Jersey Steer Youth Away from Justice System New policies in L.A. County and New Jersey shift juvenile justice to schools and communities, not courts, to handle most youth misconduct. Read more. Read More
Baltimore Youth Initiative Issues Grants to 10 Organizations A Baltimore youth initiative recently awarded grants to 10 local organizations that support healthy youth development. Learn more about the grantees. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Evaluating Race Equity and Family Engagement Strategies to Reform the Deep End of Juvenile Justice A Casey-hosted webinar shared lessons on race equity strategies to reduce youth incarceration and out-of-home placements, especially for youth of color. Read More
Our Statement on Executive Actions on Immigration Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy issues a statement related to executive actions on immigration. Read More
Mentorship as a Pathway to Opportunity: A Conversation With Artis Stevens Discover how Artis Stevens of Big Brothers Big Sisters empowers youth through mentorship, focusing on opportunities and creating lifelong connections. Read More
Policies Threaten Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families Eighteen million children in immigrant families faced separation, service denial and toxic stress from constant fear of life-altering disruptions. Read More
Childhood Adversity Is Public, Preventable and Solvable A new website and communications tool kit offer research-informed guidance to help human services professionals talk about child abuse prevention. Read More
Parents as Advocates: Influencing Policymakers to Improve Public Policies for Families A new report shows how parents are leading efforts to shape policies that improve outcomes for low-income families and their communities. Learn more. Read More
