Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative Announces 2024 Grantees The Casey Foundation has joined other institutions in awarding grants to summer programs for Baltimore’s youth. Learn more. Read More
Jim Casey Initiative Site Reduces Youth Homelessness Cleveland is setting a national example as the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site, A Place 4 Me, along with determined community partners, found housing for 100 homeless youth in 100 days. Read More
Prosecutors Speak on Juvenile Justice Reform The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has released a report that suggests possible common ground for collaboration between prosecutors and others working to reform juvenile justice policy and practice. Casey finds that the report suggests possible common ground for collaboration between prosecutors and others working to reform juvenile justice policy and practice. Read More
Watch our Webinar: Using Collective Impact to Reduce Infant Mortality A new webinar recording highlights three collective impact efforts — in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Cleveland — and the strategies they’re implementing to reduce infant mortality and improve community well-being. Read More
Five Steps to Hiring and Retaining Frontline Child Welfare Staff Child welfare agencies can struggle to assemble and retain frontline staff members needed to ensure that kids and families are safe and thriving. A new publication from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides agency leaders with a blueprint for improving workforce practices through hiring and retaining the right people. Read More
Why We’re Expanding JDAI’s Focus Bart Lubow explains why the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to reduce the nation's overreliance on juvenile confinement. Read More
Webinar: Gig Workers and the Public Workforce System Join the Annie E. Casey Foundation for a webinar on July 18 devoted to exploring the role that public workforce systems can play in supporting job seekers and employers as they navigate the rise of the gig economy. Read More
Former Youth Council Leader Wins 2021 Reebok Human Rights Award Hernán Carvente-Martinez, a social entrepreneur and a founding member of Casey’s youth advisory council on juvenile justice, has received a 2021 Reebok Human Rights Award. Read More
Santa Cruz Probation Collaboration Reduces Group Home Placements for Latino Youth In Santa Cruz County, California, Latino youth on probation experienced worse outcomes and higher rates of confinement when compared to their white peers. To address this disparity, the county probation department partnered with a community-based nonprofit to launch a family focused, culturally informed program called FUERTE. And it’s working. Read More
Developing an Infrastructure to Help Parents and Children Succeed Together On July 6, the Casey Foundation will host a one-hour webinar focusing on the operational elements an organization would consider in building a two-generation approach to serving children and families. Read More
