Casey Foundation Names Lisa Hamilton Executive VP and Chief Program Officer, John Kim Chief Administrative Officer The Foundation has named Lisa Hamilton its executive vice president and chief program officer and John Kim its chief administrative officer. Leslie Boissiere has been promoted to serve as the vice president of external affairs. Read More
Introducing TST-FC: A Trauma-Focused Curriculum for Caregivers Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care is a powerful new training curriculum designed to enhance foster parents’ understanding of how trauma affects children’s behavior. It's available for any agency to download and implement for free. 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
Results Count: A Leadership Development Approach for Large-Scale Social Change Casey’s unique leadership development approach for realizing large-scale social change has a new name: Results Count™. Read More
Organizations Learn How to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Programs for People of Color Established four years ago, the Casey Foundation’s Expanding Evidence portfolio aims to strengthen the capacity of emerging programs for families of color. Future Foundation in Atlanta is a prime example. Read More
A Resource for Strengthening Adoptive Families With Older Kids The Foundation is investing in efforts to support data collection and create a manual of practice for a set of post-adoption services for older youth and their families. 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
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
Workforce Development in East Baltimore Gets Boost With New Grants The Casey Foundation has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to five nonprofit workforce initiatives to help residents in East Baltimore gain the skills and credentials they need to get family-supporting jobs with local employers. Read More
Project QUEST: Workforce Development That Works A multiyear evaluation of Project QUEST, a workforce training program in San Antonio, shows that sector strategies help low-income job seekers develop meaningful careers that lift them out of poverty. Read More
