Upcoming Webinar: Shifting Gears on Juvenile Justice Communications The Casey Foundation will host a webinar later this month to inform advocates and practitioners about messages that can effectively engage the public as allies in juvenile justice reform. Read More
Abuses Show Danger and Ineffectiveness of Residential Confinement for Youth New revelations of abusive treatment of youth have surfaced in residential facilities in Florida, Iowa and Kentucky, providing further evidence that our residential confinement model for young people isn’t working and must be rethought. Read 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. Read More
Additional $25 Million Pledged for Socially Responsible Investment Practices The Annie E. Casey Foundation will add $25M for social investments using endowment dollars to yield financial and social returns for vulnerable families. Read More
Educational Attainment Data Encouraging More Americans are earning degrees, aided by federal funds. In 2012, 33% of young adults had a bachelor’s or higher, up 2.5 million since 2000. Read more. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care During the past five years, more than 25 states have started working to stem the rate of teen pregnancies among young people in foster care. This month — which marks Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National Foster Care Month — provides an opportunity to recognize steady progress and redouble the effort to build on and sustain the movement. Read More
Juvenile Detention Reformers Gather in Atlanta, GA More than 800 juvenile justice professionals from Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative attended a special two-day conference. Learn more. Read More
Recorded Webinar Available: Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being Listen to the Foundation's latest webinar, Using What Works to Improve Child Well-Being. An expert panel discusses how the Youth Experience Survey, one of the key tools in the Evidence2Success framework, generates data on risk and protective factors that help communities address problems for youth before they start. Read More
Informing and Influencing Public Policy Learn how Doug Nelson, former president and CEO of the Casey Foundation, shaped and influenced public policy during his 20 years of leadership. Read More
The Dunbar Learning Complex Celebrates Its Two-Year Anniversary The Dunbar Learning Complex celebrates its two-year anniversary and the early, but promising, results in its efforts to improve literacy for Atlanta kids. Read More
