Competitions Seek Job-Training Ideas in a Changing Economy The organizations New Profit, MIT Solve, XPRIZE and other partners of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will launch an initiative to identify and support efforts to reshape workforce training in an economy that’s changing rapidly. Read More
Support Is Essential for Students of Color in Atlanta This post examines academic achievement gaps between Black and white students in Atlanta. Learn more. Read More
Two in Five Kids Are Read To Less Than Four Days a Week When it comes to supporting literary development in young kids, the advice to parents is clear: Crack open a book — daily — and read aloud to your child. Yet, from 2015 to 2016, 42% of kids in the nation's 5-and-under age group had family members sitting down and reading to them less than four days a week. Read More
Comparing First to Last in the Economic Well-Being Ranks Four out of the last five years, the KIDS COUNT Data Book has ranked North Dakota first and Mississippi last in economic well-being. These rankings suggest contrasting landscapes of economic opportunity and stability. Read More
Expanding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs of Color in Atlanta A new collaborative aims to strengthen business ownership among African Americans in Atlanta, which is home to one of the highest rates of income inequality in the nation. Read More
Evaluating the Children and Family Fellowship A recently released evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship found that the intensive leadership program helped social-sector executives transform the way their organizations worked on behalf of children in low-income communities. Read More
An Adoptive Family for Andrea: Using the Lifelong Families Model This video provides an inside look at the central component of the Lifelong Families Model — Permanency Teaming — while highlighting how the team discussion addresses other core components of the model. Read More
Upcoming Webinar: How Your School or Nonprofit Can Better Engage Parents An Aug. 9 Foundation webinar will highlight a new tool that helps nonprofits and schools better engage parents in their work and develop parent leaders. Read More
Journal Highlights Casey’s Work Helping Human Service Professionals of Color Achieve Better Results A special issue of Race and Justice — an academic journal focused on the role of race in the justice system — explores the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to help human service professionals of color achieve better results for families and communities. Read More
Tool Kit Helps Child Welfare Leaders Streamline Procurement Processes The Casey Foundation has funded the development of the CCWIS Model RFP, a tool kit designed to help child welfare leaders streamline their procurement processes to emphasize program and policy objectives — and prioritize outcomes for kids and families. Read More
