Prosecutors Lead the Way for Domestic Violence Detention Alternatives in King County Prosecutors in King County, Washington, led the charge to change the handling of juvenile domestic violence cases involving family members. Hence, the launch of Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS), a domestic violence diversion program providing services for families in crisis and offering respite care for charged youth. Read More
May Ng and John Kim Named Vice Presidents The Annie E. Casey Foundation is pleased to announce the promotion of May Ng to vice president and chief investment officer and the promotion of John Kim to vice president – which is in addition to his current position as chief of staff. Read More
Training for Grassroots Organizations Wanting To Offer Alternatives to Incarceration Community Connections for Youth has worked with 150 organizations to help steer alternatives to incarceration into communities by building the capacity of grassroots organizations. Read More
New JDAI Sites: Maine, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York JDAI continues to broaden its reach as four states join the national network. Read More
Leadership Program Supports New York City’s Community Schools Initiative New York City’s Department of Education and the Casey Foundation have joined forces to improve outcomes for students and families by offering an intensive leadership development program to the staff of the DOE’s Office of Community Schools. Read More
The Business Case for Economic Inclusion After intentionally shifting to support economic inclusion, Baltimore businesses have experienced stronger community ties and enhanced employee and client satisfaction. They’ve also seen workforce diversity increase — a change that has helped improve internal company decision-making, according to a new report from the Baltimore Integration Partnership. Read More
Annie E. Casey Foundation Leader in Juvenile Justice Reform to Retire Bart Lubow, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will retire June 30 after 22 years of leading the Foundation’s work to seek safer and more effective alternatives for young people who get into trouble with the law. Read More
African-American, American Indian and Latino Children Have the Most Barriers to Success Nationally, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new Race for Results Index shows that no racial group has all children meeting the recommended milestones. Read More
A Conversation with Michael Rohan An interview with Michael J. Rohan, the director of Probation and Court Services of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Read More
Casey Shares Insights From its Journey Toward Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion Casey Foundation employees learned that their staff had transformed, in less than a decade, from a workforce that was 60% white to one that was nearly 60% people of color. A new document, Operationalizing Equity, examines how this evolution unfolded. Read More