How Policymakers Can Help Workers in the On-Demand, Gig Economy A Casey-funded report outlines the challenges facing gig or freelance workers — offering ways that policymakers can support them during COVID-19. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice in Ohio In Ohio, Reimagining Juvenile Justice helps to divert more young people away from juvenile detention and incarceration and into community-based responses. Read More
Reports Explore Helping Young Parents Juggle Work and School Two reports funded by Casey explore how young parents balance school or work and call for policies to support their schedules and education. Read More
Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals for Scan of Community-Based Juvenile Diversion Initiatives The Casey Foundation requests proposals for a national scan identifying approaches that promote diversion from formal justice system involvement. Read More
Dr. David Nichols Talks Child Health Gains and Challenges This CaseyCast features Dr. David Nichols discussing kids’ mental health, the 2020 census and parents’ role in child well-being. Read More
Residents, Partners, Casey Foundation Celebrate Groundbreaking for Atlanta's Pittsburgh Yards Residents and development partners reached a much-anticipated milestone today with the groundbreaking celebration for Pittsburgh Yards™, a unique mixed-use project expressly aimed at improving the lives of people in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood and the surrounding Southside communities. Read More
Three in 10 U.S. Kids are Overweight or Obese In 2015-2016, 31% of U.S. children ages 10 to 17 were categorized as overweight or obese. Read More
Helping Savannah Youth Connect to Work, Avoid Confinement The juvenile court in Chatham County, Georgia, home to Savannah, reached out for community investments and partnerships to create innovating programming that helps juveniles reconnect with their community and avoid future incarceration. Read More
How Residents in Baltimore Are Redefining Community Research The East Baltimore Research Project describes an effort to put the research process, from start to finish, into the hands of the community. Read More
Meet the First Chief Equity and Social Justice Officer for Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta Public Schools hired Tauheedah Baker-Jones as its first chief equity and social justice officer to address historic disparities in the district. Read More
