Investing Endowment Funds to Create Savings and Assets for Low-Income Families An innovative fund preserves affordable housing while strengthening the financial resources of renters. Learn how it works. Read More
Leveraging Research-Practice Partnerships to Support the Work of Child Welfare Agencies A new webinar recording, the fourth and final installment in the 2018 Leading with Evidence series, explores how partnerships between researchers and child welfare professionals can be a valuable resource for agencies serving kids and families. Read More
Code for America Honors Casebook for Innovating Government Technology Code for America recently honored Case Commons with its inaugural Code for America Technology Award presented at the 2015 Code for America Summit. Read More
Five Questions with Leslie Boissiere on the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Leslie Boissiere, chief operating officer of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, talks about the movement by communities to get kids reading proficiently by the end of third grade. Read More
Webinar: How to Conduct a Fiscal Analysis for Family First Prevention Services A webinar explores how child welfare leaders can develop a fiscal analysis of prevention services under the Family First Act. Watch now. Read More
Momentum Builds to End Youth Homelessness in Maryland After months of community organizing and meetings with legislators, advocates from Youth Empowered Society, a Casey grantee, are celebrating a big win: The Maryland General Assembly’s passage of the Ending Youth Homelessness Act of 2018. Read More
Upcoming Webinar: Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being Join the Casey Foundation for Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being, part of the Using What Works to Improve Child Well-Being webinar series, at 1 p.m. ET, Thursday, July 21. This free webinar requires registration. 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
LEAP Turns One: A Year In Review Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) turned one in September 2017. Casey checks in on the initiative’s early results and finds that there’s plenty to celebrate. Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty by Helping Kids and Their Parents Succeed Educare Atlanta, the Center for Working Families and Dunbar Elementary School in southwest Atlanta are developing a strong, more closely aligned partnership to ensure parents and children succeed together. Read More
