The Typical Maltreatment Victim Is Young. Very Young. In 2016, nearly 668,000 kids were victims of maltreatment. Two in every five of these kids were 4 years old or younger. Get the data details. Read More
What Happens When Workforce Development Boards Consider Child Care Needs? For many low-income parents, the absence of affordable, quality child care can push dreams of continuing school or landing a family-sustaining job far out of reach. One potential difference maker? Workforce development boards. Read More
LEAP Partners Help Youth Build Financial Skills on Path to Success Many young people — especially those who’ve experienced systems of care and homelessness — have missed out on opportunities to earn, spend and save their own money or even receive guidance on financial decisions. Filling this information and experience gap is a key component of Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential initiative. Read More
Pima County Reforming Juvenile Justice With Casey-Sponsored Training Juvenile justice stakeholders in Pima County, Arizona, have completed the Re-Imagining Juvenile Justice training, and participants are now rethinking the way they approach their work. Read More
Report Shows Support for Serving Youth Charged With Violent Offenses in the Community A new report shows that victims of crime broadly support serving the majority of justice-involved youth in the community — including those charged with violent offenses — and it recommends ways to expand community-based options while preserving public safety. Read More
New Jersey Becomes First State to Implement JDAI Statewide New Jersey is the first state to expand the Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) to every county, marking a major milestone for the initiative. Read More
Five Steps to a Stronger Child Welfare Workforce Hiring and Retaining the Right People on the Frontline Drawing on lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s multiyear effort in child protection workforce development, this publication outlines a five-step process that child welfare agency leaders can use to build and maintain a strong, stable frontline workforce. 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
Webinar Highlights What Caregivers Need to Know About Kinship Care The Casey Foundation is hosting a webinar on Oct. 16 for caregivers and the professionals who work with them. The free session will highlight lessons from Casey’s work on helping relatives navigate the emotional challenges of raising kin. Read More
Young Hawaiians Play Key Role in Passage of Foster Youth Bill of Rights Hawaii is home to a new law designed to support the well-being of youth in foster care. It’s a piece of legislation shaped by some key experts: young Hawaiians who have experienced the foster care system firsthand. Read More
