Podcast Archive

Mississippi Lawsuit Quotes JDAI Standards on Fixed Restraints

JDAI restraint standards were cited in a civil rights lawsuit over handcuff use in a Jackson, MS school. Learn more.

Creating Supportive Work Environments for Youth With Foster Care Experience

A new tool kit helps professionals better advocate for young workers with foster care experience. Learn more about this resource.

Philadelphia Foreclosure Prevention Program Serves as Model

Read about Sandra Rodriguez, a mother who kept her home with help from Philadelphia's Casey-supported foreclosure prevention program.

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.

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.

Evaluating Programs in Complex Systems: New Approaches

Increasingly, human service programs that serve children and families together often are embedded in complex systems. Integrating these services that traditionally have been separate requires a new approach to evaluation as well.

Nebraska Receives $1 Million Grant to End Multigeneration Involvement in Foster Care

Crossing paths with a public system sets off a discouraging domino effect for families — one that can persist for generations. Consider Nebraska, where 48% of young kids with foster care experience have at least one parent who also navigated a public system in their youth. The good news? Help is coming.

#HackFosterCare: Jim Casey Young Fellows Team Up with Tech, Experts

Young Fellows from Casey’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative® will participate this month in Capitalhack, a 24-hour hackathon of robust brainstorming to find innovative solutions for data systems that affect young people in foster care.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Reporting News Through a Racial Justice Lens

Powerful storytelling and factual journalism are excellent lenses into the racial discrimination that continues to plague American institutions and communities. The 2016 Facing Forward Conference, supported by the Casey Foundation, offered reporters and journalists tips from the award-winning magazine Colorlines on writing about racial justice.