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
In Charlotte, Improving Economic Mobility Through Technology When Keith Clithero launched his Gig Connected web platform in 2018, he had an ambitious goal in mind: improve economic mobility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read More
Casebook: A 21st-Century Tool for Family-Centered Practice Case Commons, a Foundation grantee, has developed a transformative child welfare case management technology system. A new video explores the ways technology can help reform child welfare systems and practices. 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
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
Juvenile Justice Summit Considers Future of Youth Justice The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently took part in a juvenile justice summit ar the Washington Post. Experts in the field to discussed how federal and state efforts can improve the justice system for youth. Read More
Register for Webinar Featuring Prosecutors Pursuing Juvenile Justice Reform On Feb. 5, the Casey Foundation will host a webinar featuring three prosecuting attorneys who are pursuing less adversarial and less punitive approaches to young people in the juvenile justice system. Register for the webinar today. Read More
Detention Reform Pays Off: Bed Reductions Are Saving JDAI Sites More Than $100 Million Per Year JDAI sites are saving millions of dollars because of population reductions. Read More
More Than a Million Older Teens Aren’t Working or In School Teens who leave school and do not enter the workforce are more likely to face a rougher road en route to adulthood, according to research. Read More
Keeping Systems Accountable and Young People Engaged The federal Strengthening Families Act (SFA) provides new opportunities for child welfare agencies to create typical family experiences for children and youth in foster care. In this third installment of a six-part webinar series, the Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative highlights key SFA provisions that leverage the law’s enforcement mechanisms to not only improve outcomes for kids, but establish better practices from the start. Read More
