Lifting Georgia’s Criminally Accused Out of Poverty For over 30 years, Georgia Justice Project has advocated for the accused and their families, expanding efforts with the Casey Foundation. Learn more. Read More
New Video: How Evidence2Success is Making a Difference for Kids and Families A new video shows how Evidence2Success, a framework that brings public system and community leaders together to choose evidence-based programs to improve child well-being, has been working in Providence, Rhode Island, the first Evidence2Success community. Read More
Better Family Life and MILPA Earn Casey’s 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award The Casey Foundation honors Better Family Life, Inc., and MILPA Collective with its 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award, for their juvenile justice reform work. Read More
"Illinois Youth Advisory Board Gives Me a Voice that Counts," Says Ja'Vaune By the age of 20, Ja'Vaune Jackson had more than eight years of involvement with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. And, during these times, he had ideas about how to make the system better. Today, as a member of the Youth Advisory Board, he's sharing his idea and lifting up other youth leaders in juvenile justice reform. Read More
Scholarships to Attend the American Probation and Parole Association’s 2021 Summit Scholarships are available for juvenile justice professionals to attend the American Probation and Parole Association’s Executive Summit in 2021. Read More
New Conversation Guides Equip Young Leaders to Advance Equity and Inclusion The Casey Foundation has developed a set of four guides with meeting materials for leaders to hold facilitated conversations about dismantling racism within systems that affect young people. Read More
Connecticut Governor's Proposal to Raise Juvenile Court Age Sets Precedent Connecticut Governor boldly proposes raising the age of justice-involved youth to age 20 in alignment with brain research showing youth under age 25 don't possess the same decision-making skills as adults. Read More
Members of the 2001 Children and Family Fellowship Ten leaders from across the country have been named to the 2001 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
Nonprofits to Pilot New Boys and Men of Color Leadership Initiative in Atlanta Fourteen leaders in Georgia have been selected for a new six-month pilot program to help build the capacity of nonprofits working on behalf of boys and men of color in several counties. Read More
How Shared Data Helped Link Housing Conditions and School Readiness In Cleveland, researchers used combined data to connect housing-related risk factors with reduced kindergarten readiness. City workers and community organizations then turned to the same tool — shared data — to help implement solutions. Read More
