Our Children Are Watching: What Are We Teaching Them? What will it take to end racism, bigotry and ethnic hatred in America? Patrick McCarthy, Casey Foundation president & CEO, offers strategies to help children and youth embrace a more equitable and inclusive society. Read More
Two New Casey Initiatives to Focus on Education and Employment for Youth, Young Adults Millions of America's young people are struggling to find jobs — and to get the education and training necessary to keep them. Recognizing this, the Foundation is launching two new initiatives in September focused on ensuring youth and young adults have access to educational and employment opportunities that will enable them to become successful adults. Read More
A New Approach to Preparing Young Adults for Jobs A key component of the Foundation’s new Generation Work initiative is the use of positive youth development strategies. This post highlights the core principles of such strategies, which actively engage young people in learning and provide them with opportunities, such as on-the-job training or mentoring, that help foster their success. Read More
Report Reveals Lack of Investment in Baltimore’s African-American Communities In Baltimore City, predominantly white neighborhoods receive nearly four times the investment of neighborhoods that are mostly black, according to a new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
New Webinar Series: Using What Works to Improve Child Well-Being In a new webinar series hosted by the Forum for Youth Investment, the Casey Foundation will share tools and strategies developed as part of its Evidence2Success framework, now operating in several communities around the country. Read More
Equity Conversation Guides Serve as Timely Resource in Current Moment Protests have amplified the need for complex conversations about racial inequity. To help, the Equity Conversation Guides for Young Leaders and Partners provide instructions for facilitators to lead groups in understanding the history of structural racism and how it operates today. Read more. Read More
Providing Internet Access to Communities of Color in Baltimore In Elev8’s hometown of Baltimore, a disproportionate share of these families live in Black communities and include young people participating in remote learning and programming. To bridge this digital divide, the nonprofit has taken matters into its own hands. 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
Collaborating to Increase Job Opportunities for Youth With Justice-System Involvement A new report outlines efforts to increase collaboration between juvenile justice and workforce development agencies to improve outcomes for young people. 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
