New Funds Limit Use of Detention Facilities for Massachusetts Youth and Expand JDAI A new grant from the Lookout Foundation has been awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. This grant will help deliver JDAI’s mission to decrease the length of stay in detention for low-risk youth and reduce the racial and ethnical disparities within the juvenile justice system. JDAI’s work will expand at the county level across Massachusetts. Read More
Montana Holds Second JDAI Conference Montana's second JDAI conference took place October 17-21 2011. Read More
First Convening of Deep End Local Pilot Sites Held Reducing the number of youth in correctional institutions and out-of-home placements is key to reforming the juvenile justice system. The Foundation has selected six local sites – Bernalillo County, N.M.; Jefferson Parish, La.; Lucas County, Ohio; Marion County, Ind.; the city of St. Louis, Mo.; and Washoe County, N.V. – to pilot strategies to safely reduce commitments and other out-of-home placements following delinquency adjudication. Read More
Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2015 Grant Applicants Through the Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to community-based organizations and resident networks to develop community-driven responses to common challenges. The deadline for 2015 submissions is 5 p.m. Monday, June 1. Read More
Janelle Williams to Manage Evaluation, Research and Operations Read about Janelle Williams, a former congressional fellow set to manage the evaluation, research and operations of Casey's Atlanta Civic Site. Read More
New SSIR Case Study Shares Three Communications Lessons of KIDS COUNT In a new case study for the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy and Vice President for External Affairs Lisa Hamilton share three communications insights gained from the Foundation’s long-standing KIDS COUNT platform. Read More
Webinar to Highlight Well-Being of Kids in Financially Struggling Families A Center for Financial Services Innovation webinar in November will focus on how kids in financially struggling families are faring. Read More
New Study Supports the Value of Evidence Reviews A new research article, published by Evaluation Review, focuses on the use of evidence reviews as a tool in helping planners and policymakers advance social science strategies and programs. Read More
David Steinhart Wins Gerbode award David Steinhart, the Juvenile Justice Program director for Bolinas, the California-based Commonweal research institute, received a 2011 Gerbode Professional Development Award. Read More
Lending, Learning, Leading: How Community Lending Institutions Are Focusing on Results Casey's signature strategy, results-based leadership, is promoting the development of community development financial institutions and their networks to make a differece in poor neighborhoods struggling with financial services. Read More