ARC Reflections: Helping Kids in Foster Care Build Healthy Attachments Healthy attachments with caregivers enable children to develop a positive sense of self and explore and participate in the world around them. ARC Reflections, a free training curriculum for foster parents and kin caregivers, helps adults build these vital healthy attachments with kids in their care. Read More
Policies Threaten Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families Many of the nation's 18 million children who are in immigrant families were being threatened with separation from their parents, denial of access to basic services and dangerously rising levels of stress resulting from fears that any knock at the front door could result in a horrible, life-changing experience. Read More
Seeking Applicants for Boys and Men of Color Leadership Initiative in Atlanta The Boys and Men of Color Executive Director Collaboration Circle aims to help nonprofit leaders develop academic and economic opportunities for boys and men of color. The initiative is accepting applications through June 1, 2018. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Policy Reforms to Stop the Criminalization of Poverty in Maryland The Casey Foundation’s new webinar recording explores how a criminal record fuels a cycle of poverty in Maryland and the powerful role that policy reforms can play in disrupting this cycle. Read More
Helping Young People in Foster Care Heal From Trauma and Build Resilience Growing up is hard. Growing up in foster care is even harder. A handout from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Healing Comes First, leverages what we know about adolescent brain development to help young people in foster care move from trauma to resilience. Read More
June 21 Webinar: Using the Family First Act to Finance Child Welfare Programs On June 21, the Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations are hosting a special webinar devoted to helping child welfare leaders understand how the Family First Prevention Services Act can impact and enhance their work with children and families. Read More
Kids of Color More Likely to Live in High-Poverty Neighborhoods Now Than During Great Recession More African-American, Latino and American Indian children are living in high-poverty neighborhoods despite a fully-restored economy surging to near-record levels. Read More
May 15 Webinar: Preparing Young People for Workplace Success Join the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends for a May 15 webinar that explores how Generation Work and Positive Youth Development strategies are giving organizations a new way to help young people achieve workplace success. Read More
Brief Offers Policies for Families Separated by Foster Care and Incarceration A new policy brief in The Future of Children examines two Casey Foundation priorities – children in foster care and children of incarcerated parents – and calls for better understanding what harms kids most and to identify strategies that help. Read More
Training for Grassroots Organizations Wanting To Offer Alternatives to Incarceration Community Connections for Youth has worked with 150 organizations to help steer alternatives to incarceration into communities by building the capacity of grassroots organizations. Read More
