Podcast Archive

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

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.

Connecticut Is the First State in Nation to Eliminate Youth Prison Model

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility.

Supporting Social-Emotional Learning With Evidence-Based Programs

This brief shares nine strategies for implementing and sustaining evidence-based programs to support students’ social and emotional health. Input from administrators in seven school districts — each with a track record of delivering and sustaining social-emotional learning (SEL) programs — helped shape the strategies identified.

Pilot Project Embraces Executive-Skills Coaching for Young People

Executive-skills coaching can play a meaningful role in helping young adults thrive at home and work, according to a new Casey-supported report.

Hunger a Harsh Reality for 14 Million Children Nationwide

Across the nation, 19% of kids — 14 million children total — experienced food insecurity in 2015.

Why Parents Having Health Insurance is Good for American Families

In the United States, the proportion of parents without health insurance has dropped 39% in just six years. Today, 11% of parents — 6.4 million men and women — are without health coverage.

Two in Five Kids Are Read To Less Than Four Days a Week

When it comes to supporting literary development in young kids, the advice to parents is clear: Crack open a book — daily — and read aloud to your child. Yet, from 2015 to 2016, 42% of kids in the nation's 5-and-under age group had family members sitting down and reading to them less than four days a week.

Casey’s Trauma Trainings for Foster Parents Hailed as Promising

Two trauma-informed trainings for foster parents have increased placement stability while also helping participants feel more informed and equipped to meet the needs of children in their care.