Latest Results Report Show Significant Site Progress Each year, JDAI sites send results reports to the Casey Foundation informing them of the progress and impact of detention reform in their jurisdictions. These results have shown that sites have continued to achieve significant reductions in the use detention while improving public safety and sending fewer youth to state facilities. Read More
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood From 2005 to 2017, 46 states saw an uptick in the share of kids whose families received public assistance. Learn which states were outliers. Read More
Year-End Giving Tips for Year-Round Impact The High Impact Year-End Giving Guide can help individuals as well as organizations with due diligence on their end-of-year charitable giving. The guide — developed by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy — presents good opportunities, free resources and global suggestions for securing the most impact from your philanthropic dollars. Read More
American Indian and African American Kids More Likely to Experience Multiple Adverse Events This post reports on kids experiencing multiple adverse events and dissects the data by race and ethnicity. Read which kids are most at risk. Read More
New Leadership Seeks to Re-energize Detention Reform in Baltimore New leadership at Baltimore's JDAI site aims to re-energize detention form in Baltimore. Read More
Washington State Sees Big Decrease in Detention and Juvenile Crime Washington State has seen a big decrease in detention and juvenile crime. Read More
New Study Offers Insights on Families Who Leave Housing Programs An Urban Institute study takes a closer look at what happens to families who leave housing assistance programs. Read More
The Center for Working Families' Multifaceted Approach to Helping Struggling Families This brief overview outlines how the Center for Working Families Inc. is helping struggling Atlanta families through the nationwide employment drought. Read More
Casey Project Awarded Support From Newman’s Own Foundation Casey-funded project awarded a grant to further develop an innovative technology system for human services. Read More
New Administrator of OJJDP Robert L. Listenbee has been appointed Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Listenbeen spent 16 years as Chief of the Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia and 27 years as a trial lawyer. Read More