New Casey Web Tool May Transform Case Management in Child Welfare Learn about Casebook, an Internet-based application that adopts some of the same social networking tools people use every day at home and at work to help child welfare professionals serve children and families more effectively. Read More
FosterClub Offers Youth Perspective on March CaseyChat The Casey Foundation and FosterClub Executive Celeste Bodner teamed up for a Twitter chat on foster parenting. This post offers an inspiring snapshot of the conversation that unfolded during the session. Read More
Community Matters: A New Casey Webinar Series Casey's new Community Matters webinar series explores the complex issues surrounding community change — and the lessons we and others have learned from our work in communities throughout the country. The first in the series, Partnering With Residents in Community Change: Strategies for Engagement and Community Building, highlights the role place-based funders can play in supporting and encouraging resident-led community change, drawing from our new report on our community-building work in Atlanta as well as the experience of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. Read More
Lessons from the Field: How Neighborhood Data Can Improve Low-Income Communities A new book, Strengthening Communities with Neighborhood Data, highlights successful examples of policymakers using neighborhood data from the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership(NNIP) to get a clearer picture of needed change. Read More
One Baltimore for Jobs Strengthens Local Workforce Systems One Baltimore for Jobs, an initiative supported by the Casey Foundation, has helped hundreds of young adults from disinvested city neighborhoods get jobs in construction, health care, transportation and other high-growth industries. Read More
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
Five Questions with Casey: Gail Hayes on Early Childhood Education Gail Hayes, director of Casey's Atlanta Civic Site until her retirement at the end of 2013, discusses the effort to deliver quality early childhood education at the state and national level. Read More
A Message from Our President & CEO on Ferguson Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy shares his thoughts on recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. Read More
Housing Burden Disproportionately Affects Children of Color Statistics on how the housing burden disproportionately affects children of color. Read More
Utah Evidence2Success Community Chooses Priorities for Better Outcomes Community and system leaders of Kearns in Salt Lake County, Utah ― one of four sites nationwide implementing the Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework ― have identified key priorities to focus on in their work to improve well-being for local children and youth. Read More
