Video Reframes Juvenile Probation Officer as Coach and Catalyst A short video redefines the role of the juvenile probation officer as a coach and catalyst. Watch the video. Read More
Atlanta’s Dunbar Learning Complex: Lessons From a Two-Generation Approach Atlanta’s Dunbar Learning Complex is advancing an ambitious mission: To prepare children for kindergarten and have their health needs met while also helping parents secure family-supporting jobs and financially stability. And a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report — Helping Children and Parents Succeed Together — suggests that the complex is on the right track. Read More
Youth Help Florida Lawyers Develop a Free Foster Care Rights App A mobile app helps child welfare professionals and youth in foster care stay better informed of legal rights. Learn more about the app. Read More
Learn More: A Collection of Resources on Two-Generation Approaches Resources for those interested in learning more about ways to help parents and children succeed — together. Read More
How Los Angeles County Expanded Youth Diversion A new guide from Los Angeles describes how community outrage and activism led to the expansion of youth diversion in the juvenile justice system. Read More
South Baltimore School Helps Students, Young Parents Graduate and Thrive An assessment of community needs in South Baltimore revealed that high school students require a holistic support system. The Neighborhood Zone employs a community school model to help students thrive. Read More
Reducing Congregate Care: Worth the Fight Read about how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to support interventions that reduce congregate care from its current level of 16% of all foster care placements nationally to about 5 to 10% in the next five years and to move those children as quickly as possible toward lifelong family connections and permanent homes. Read More
As Pandemic Eases, Youth Detention Population Creeps Up A monthly survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation of youth justice agencies finds that since last May, the use of juvenile detention is down for white youth, but up for their Black and Latino peers on March 1, 2021. Read More
A Bold Vision for Getting Juvenile Probation Right A new report from the Casey Foundation lays out a vision of new and expanded priorities for juvenile probation in the United States. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice in Ohio Across Ohio, Reimagining Juvenile Justice is helping to divert more young people away from juvenile detention and incarceration and into community-based responses. Read More