Program Builds Results-Based Approach into Human-Services Work and Coursework Randy Nelson was frustrated. As director of the criminal justice administration graduate program at Florida’s Bethune-Cookman University, he was short on tools to guide students who were learning about reducing racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. But he found just what he wanted — and just what his students needed — with Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA). Read More
2014 State Data Books from the KIDS COUNT Network An ongoing listing of state fact and data books from the KIDS COUNT Network for 2014. Read More
Watch the Webinar: Responsible Demolition and Land Reuse Watch the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s webinar recording, which explores responsible demolition protocols and strategies for repurposing blighted properties into vibrant, productive areas. Read More
Promising Strategy Trains Workers for Jobs in Today’s Economy, Meets Employer Needs A new book, coedited by Casey's Robert Giloth, provides results and lessons from sector strategies in the workforce development field. Read More
Community Canvassing Program Connects Atlantans With Workforce Training An innovative door-to-door community canvassing pilot in Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V (NPU-V) is harnessing the power of face-to-face contact to connect residents with employment opportunities. Learn more about local workforce-training programs. Read More
Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Surged 25% During Past Decade Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas – about 1.6 million more since 2000 – according to a new KIDS COUNT data snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
McCarthy Promotes Public System Reforms in Stanford Social Innovation Review President and CEO Patrick McCarthy writes about the importance of working with public systems in a supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. Read More
New Leadership Institute for State-based Advocates Class Announced The Casey Foundation recently announced the second class of its Leadership Institute for State-based Advocates. Read More
Cities Expand Consumer Protections Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Under the Local Consumer Financial Protection Initiative, leaders in four localities across the United States will begin building stronger laws and enforcement strategies to protect residents from fraud, predatory lending and other financial and consumer schemes. Read More
APA Reinforces Casey’s Vision for Juvenile Probation Transformation A new article featured in an APA journal reinforces the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s call for transforming juvenile probation and highlights two jurisdictions that have made large-scale changes to juvenile probation in line with Casey’s vision. Read More