Amoretta Morris: Five Questions with Casey Senior Associate Amoretta Morris describes family-centered community change. Read More
Funding to Coordinate Adult and Child Services During a webinar on March 14, the Casey Foundation released a new brief that highlights the strategies several organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time, as well as policy recommendations to support the adoption and growth of two-generation approaches. Read More
New Casey Web Tool May Transform Case Management in Child Welfare Learn about Casebook, an app that adopts social networking tools to help child welfare professionals serve children and families more effectively. Read More
New Collaborative Launched to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Children, Families and Communities Eleven national and local organizations announced the creation of the National Results and Equity Collaborative to help more vulnerable young people succeed from birth throughout adulthood. Read More
Another Look at Child Poverty: The Supplemental Poverty Measure In the United States, 17% of children — 12.5 million kids total — are living in poverty, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure. This statistic varies widely by state, with the rate of child poverty reported as three times higher in California (24%) versus Minnesota (8%). Read More
Reading Scores in 2019: States Not Doing Right by Kids in Title I Schools New data indicates that 49% of fourth-graders in non-Title I schools scored below proficient in reading. Explore the results. Read More
Casey Seeks Grant Proposals for Trauma-Response Pilot in Atlanta The Casey Foundation seeks proposals for a $60,000 trauma-response pilot in NPU-V to boost safety through violence prevention and intervention. Read More
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, May Avoid New Facility JDAI efforts in Minnehaha County, South Dakota have proven to be successful by diverting plans to build a new a $14 million youth detention facility. 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
More than 20% of U.S. Kids Have Not Had Preventative Dental Care A healthy mouth helps children maintain better self-esteem, nutrition and overall health, according to experts. Yet, the likelihood that a child has teeth in excellent or very good condition varies nationwide. Read More
