Emerging Scholars Explore Role of Neighborhood Norms in Kids’ Activities The Casey Foundation helped scholars study how parents’ perceptions in low-income areas relate to kids’ involvement in learning and activities. Read more. Read More
Opportunity Zones: Incentivizing Investment in Low-Income Neighborhoods Charles Rutheiser, Casey Foundation senior associate, talks Opportunity Zones — and how they can evolve with the help of a federal tax incentive program. Read More
Youth Correctional Leaders Launch Campaign to Close Juvenile Prisons Nearly 50 leaders of juvenile justice agencies nationwide issued a joint call to close youth prisons and replace them with more effective interventions. Read More
Casey Selects 15 Sites to Train Juvenile Justice Frontline Staff Casey chose 15 agencies for its first RJJ Institute to expand training for staff working with youth in the juvenile justice system. Learn more. Read More
Juvenile Justice Network Seeks Advocates of Color for Youth Justice Leadership Institute The National Juvenile Justice Network is accepting applications for a yearlong leadership development curriculum focused on youth justice reform. Read More
What Are Status Offenses and Why Do They Matter? Young people are drawn into the juvenile justice system for behavior such as truancy and running away, known as juvenile status offenses. Learn more. Read More
Casey Funds Efforts to Expand State Tax Refunds for Young Workers Casey awarded $260,000 in grants to six organizations seeking to expand their states’ Earned Income Tax Credit benefits to cover more young workers. Read More
Keeping Kids in Families Trends in U.S. Foster Care Placement In this data snapshot, the Annie E. Casey Foundation examines how placements for young people in foster care have changed from 2007 to 2017. Using data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Casey finds that child welfare systems are doing a better job of placing kids in families. At the same time, racial disparities persist for kids of all ages and progress eludes teens in care. Read More
Children in Foster Care Increasingly Likely to Live in Families A Casey report, Keeping Kids in Families: Trends in U.S. Foster Care Placement, examines how placements for foster care youth have changed over 10 years. Read More
Data Snapshot Looks at Families and Kids in Foster Care In 2017, 86% of kids in foster care were placed with families — up 5 percentage points from 2007. Read about exceptions to this progress. Read More
