Young Adults Speak: Now Free, Two Oregonians See Progress in Sentencing Reform The Annie E. Casey Foundation asked two young Oregonians who came of age in the system under Oregon's Measure 11 to reflect on the lasting negative effects they still face in their 20s. Click here to read the interview. Read More
FrameWorks Institute Guide Shares Tips for Discussing Community Safety A publication shares best practices for talking about community safety and violence prevention. Explore the guide. Read More
Amoretta Morris: Five Questions with Casey Senior Associate Amoretta Morris describes family-centered community change. Read More
Nearly 5 Million Young Americans Are Not Working or in School In 2015, the last full year that data is available, 12% of all youth between the ages of 16 and 24 weren’t in school or working. Read More
Report: Philanthropy Must Invest in Grassroots Movements in Atlanta Grassroots organizations are partnering with resident leaders to address Atlanta’s persistent racial wealth gap and expand opportunities for its immigrant, black and LGBTQ communities. But philanthropy must do more to help ensure these organizations thrive, according to a new report Read More
Southside Works’ Career Fairs at Pittsburgh Yards A series of career fairs has yielded lessons on creating economic opportunity in Atlanta. Read organizers' takeaways. Read More
States Speeding Up Adoption Wait Times According to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, kids are waiting less time to be adopted. Read More
Opinion: Legal System Should Take a Back Seat to Families, Schools and Communities Nate Balis calls for expanding the use of diversion from the juvenile justice system to better serve young people and communities. Read his essay. Read More
A Results-Oriented Training Hub for Community Partnerships A new training hub helps community leaders and change makers achieve more equitable outcomes for those they serve. Learn more about it. Read More
Tools and Tips for Collecting and Analyzing Racial and Ethnic Data Access to racial and ethnic data provided by public institutions can often be too limited or too broad in scope to truly analyze inequities between children of color and their white counterparts. Alicia Van Orman, from the Population Reference Bureau, shared techniques for collecting publically-available data and disaggregating it by race during a webinar for the KIDS COUNT network. Read More