Jonathan Reckford on Housing’s Role in Strengthening Families and Communities In this episode of CaseyCast, Lisa Hamilton chats with Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity. Listen to learn about America’s broken housing landscape, how we got here and the vital role that housing plays in creating successful families and communities. Read More
New Tool Measures Well-Being of Kids Served by Child Welfare Systems Casey partners with The Duke Endowment to develop and test the Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) assessment tool for child welfare systems. Read More
TST-FC: Helping Caregivers Understand Trauma’s Impact on Children To help foster parents understand kids in their care, keep kids from moving from one foster home to another and reduce turnover among caregivers, the Foundation has supported development of Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC). Read More
Supporting Families With Funding Streams to Prevent Child Welfare Involvement Child welfare systems across the country are leveraging new tools to support families through funding strategies that promote community connections and child well-being. Read More
Report Explores How Adolescents Leave Foster Care A new Casey-funded study by the Center for State Child Welfare Data examines the reasons that teenagers exit out-of-home care and the variables influencing their path. Read More
Miquel Lewis: Making Chicago’s Juvenile Justice System More Equitable Led by probation officer Miquel Lewis, the Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department in Cook County, Illinois is implementing a staff-led effort to address racial and ethnic inequities in the juvenile justice system. Read More
On the First National Foster Parent Appreciation Day, Let’s Celebrate and Support Foster Parents The first National Foster Parent Appreciation Day is set for May 31, 2018, the last day of National Foster Care Month. The Casey Foundation's President & CEO calls on communities to celebrate and support the contributions of foster parents. Read More
Sustainable Strategies for Gun Violence Reduction A free webinar offered strategies for reducing gun violence and recommended how community stakeholders can get involved. Watch the session. Read More
Rate of Uninsured Kids Held Steady Nationwide and Improved in 17 States in 2022 From 2019 to 2021, children across America grew more likely to have health insurance. Read how health insurance helps kids. Read More
Latinos In Action: Building College and Career Skills Through Leadership Latinos In Action is an organization working to position Latino students in the United States for graduation and opportunity. The organization is driven by one purpose: empowering Latino youth to lead and strengthen their communities through college and career readiness. Read More
