Casey and NORC Tap Three Scholars of Color for Research Awards With funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, NORC at the University of Chicago has selected three researchers of color to receive $10,000 each. The winning scholars, who are all in the early stages of their career, will utilize Making Connections datasets to advance knowledge related to low-income families, their children and communities. Read More
Talking About Equity: Promoting the Curb-Cut Effect PolicyLink's Angela Glover Blackwell shows how developing policies to create equity can improve everyone’s lives. She does it with a simple example: curb cuts. The Casey Foundation believes the same principles can be applied to improving outcomes for children in the United States. Read More
Prosecutors Speak on Juvenile Justice Reform The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has released a report that suggests possible common ground for collaboration between prosecutors and others working to reform juvenile justice policy and practice. Casey finds that the report suggests possible common ground for collaboration between prosecutors and others working to reform juvenile justice policy and practice. Read More
Business Ownership Key to Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap A new Casey-funded report from the Aspen Institute highlights key research and recent data on the connection between business ownership and wealth for Latinos and African Americans, and provides recommendations to address the challenges entrepreneurs of color face in starting and growing their firms. Read More
The Rise and Role of Solutions Journalism in Addressing Social Problems Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke to David Bornstein about the rise of solutions journalism, how it can help hold institutions accountable and how it can enhance the work of media outlets across the country. Read More
Our Statement on Executive Actions on Immigration Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy issues a statement related to executive actions on immigration. Read More
Webinar: Funding Two-Generation Strategies to Help Families Succeed Join the Casey Foundation on March 14 for the first in a series of webinars exploring what it takes to implement two-generation approaches. This session will focus on the various funding strategies organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time. Read More
Apply for the 2017 Atlanta Community Investment Fund The Casey Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Investment Fund, which provides small grants — ranging from $500 to $5,000 each — to support resident-led improvement projects in several southwest Atlanta neighborhoods. The deadline for 2017 submissions is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 20. Read More
One-Third of U.S. Kids Live in Families Burdened by Housing Costs One in three children in America — 25 million kids total — are living in households burdened by high housing costs. This statistic, which steadily declined in the wake of the Great Recession, now sits below pre-recession levels. Read More
Foundation Launches Partnership To Move Results for Maryland "Opportunity Youth" The Casey Foundation and the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children are launching a results-based leadership program aimed at improving academic and employment outcomes for youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working. Read More