New Grants to Help Strengthen Workforce Development in Casey’s Hometowns The National Fund for Workforce Solutions awarded $2.4M to boost economic mobility in Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland and Syracuse. Learn more. Read More
School-to-Career Partnership Helps Youth in Transition The School-to-Career Partnership program helps connect youth to caring adults and job opportunities — setting them up for future success. 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
Ohio Extends Foster Care Services to Age 21 Ohio legislators recently extended foster care services to age 21 — joining 23 other states that are similarly providing critical support as youth transition to adulthood. A Place 4 Me, the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site in Ohio, was integral to building local support. 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
Casey Foundation Names Lisa Hamilton Executive VP and Chief Program Officer, John Kim Chief Administrative Officer Casey names Lisa Hamilton as executive vice president, John Kim as chief administrative officer and Leslie Boissiere as VP of external affairs. Read more. Read More
Teams Embrace Results Count to Boost School Attendance for Teens Seven communities in the Promise Neighborhoods initiative work to cut chronic absenteeism as kids move from middle to high school. Learn more. Read More
Foundation President’s Statement on Freddie Gray Death Following the death of Baltimore's Freddie Gray and community reaction, Patrick McCarthy, the Foundation's president & CEO, pledges to work with the city's youth, community leaders and nonprofits to better connect young people and their families to opportunity. Read More
The Stages of Adolescent Brain Development This session offers insights into adolescent brain development. Watch the webinar with Adriana Galván. Read More
An Innovative Training Program is Helping Atlantans Get — and Keep — Jobs Researchers at Emory University compared a workforce training program called Atlanta CareerRise to more traditional training approaches. Their review found that Atlanta CareerRise did a better job at helping individuals get hired, stay employed and increase their earnings. Read More
