The White House and Experts Explore Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Well-conducted randomized controlled trials (RCTs) produce highly credible evidence about the effectiveness of programs, practices and other interventions, yet traditionally, RCTs can be quite expensive. Learn how the Casey Foundation and others are exploring low-cost ways to implement RCTs. Read More
Webinar Series Reimagines Diversion From Juvenile Court The Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar series that imagines diverting significantly more young people from juvenile court processing. During the two-part series, experts will share how diversion could reduce deeper system involvement for all young people — especially youth of color. Read More
Website Connects Government Agencies, Community Organizations with Proven Cost-Effective Programs Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, an interactive website that is part of Casey's Evidence2Success initiative, sets a new standard of evidence for what works to help children reach important developmental milestones. Read More
New Publication Profiles Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows Sixteen leaders comprise the 2016–2017 class of the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, an intensive, 16-month executive-development leadership program. A new publication tells the stories of how these leaders came to work on behalf of children, families and communities and what they hope to accomplish in the future. Read More
Funding to Coordinate Adult and Child Services During a webinar on March 14, the Casey Foundation released a new brief that highlights the strategies several organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time, as well as policy recommendations to support the adoption and growth of two-generation approaches. Read More
New Approach to Child Protection Investigations Yields Encouraging Results Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services has been working to paint a clearer picture of how child welfare cases are moving through its system. Its metaphorical paintbrush for this work? Continuous Quality Improvement reviews. Read More
Debra Joy Pérez Named Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning The Annie E. Casey Foundation announces the appointment of Debra Joy Pérez as vice president for research, evaluation and learning. Pérez comes to Casey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., where she built a record of achievement. Read More
National, State Scorecard on Children’s Progress Shows Persistent Obstacles to Reaching Milestones America’s future prosperity depends on our ability to prepare all children to achieve their full potential in life. Amid rapid demographic shifts, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows we have much ground to cover to ensure that all kids — especially children of color — are positioned to thrive. Read More
Using Evidence-Based Practices to Help Students Succeed Against the Odds In West Virginia, a mentoring program supported by the Casey Foundation is utilizing evidence-based practices to help high school students from underserved communities earn an advanced degree in a STEM-based field. Read More
Child Welfare Webinar: Maximizing Youth Engagement in Court Reviews and Case Planning The fourth webinar in a six-part series, Maximizing Youth Engagement in Court Reviews and Case Planning, presents a panel of experts and explores Tennessee's foster care review board as it delves into the new requirements from the federal Strengthening Families Act and authentic youth engagement during case planning and court reviews. Read More