The Nate Balis Interview Nate Balis, the new director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, sits down for an interview with philanthropy's Juvenile Justice News. Read More
Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Helping Students Make the Grade This spotlight tells how two women used a $4,200 grant from the Community Investment Fund to launch a Common Core Coaching education program for students in Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V. Read More
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement of Youth in Federal Prisons The Casey Foundation has been urging all facilities housing children to end the practice of solitary confinement. President Obama’s decision this week to ban the practice of holding young people in solitary confinement in federal prisons makes significant progress in eliminating this inhumane practice for young people. 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
Expert Input: What It’s Like to Deliver New Training Series on Kinship Care The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released a five-part video training series, called “Engaging Kinship Caregivers” that is designed to help child welfare staff work more effectively with kinship caregivers. Read More
New Paper Examines Role of Centers of Excellence in Promoting Systems Reform In a new paper, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and The Center for Innovative Practices at Case Western Reserve University explain how Centers of Excellence work help improve outcomes for children and families in communities across the country. Read More
Diversity Among U.S. Child Population Continues to Increase Kids of color will represent a majority of children in the United States by 2018, according to Census Bureau projections. Read More
Nation’s Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low In 2015, the nation’s teen birth rate dropped to an all-time low of 22 births per 1,000 teenage girls. In 1990, this rate was significantly higher at 60 births per 1,000 teenage girls. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Barbara Squires on Social Sector Leadership Barbara Squires, Casey's director of Leadership Development, discusses advancing public sector leadership for kids and families. Read More
Five Questions with Sue Lin Chong on Communicating KIDS COUNT As senior communications manager, Sue Lin Chong works to maximize the Foundation’s mission to build brighter futures for children and families. Learn more about her work in this installment of Five Questions with Casey. Read More
