Measuring Program Effectiveness With Youth Voice A Sept. 9 2021 webinar explored how programs for young people can utilize youth voice and perspective to increase effectiveness. Read More
Medical Debt Resource Roundup This post shares resources that explore how medical debt is hurting the financial well-being of families in the South and what potential solutions exists. Read More
Youth Underscore That Group Placements Are No Place to Grow Up in Foster Care In a new report, young people share perspectives on the detrimental effects of group placements — making the case for reduced reliance on the practice. Read More
Families Lost Income, Struggled to Make Ends Meet During Pandemic From 2020 to 2021, about 40% of U.S. families with kids struggled to pay for regular household expenses. Learn which families were hardest hit. Read More
Juvenile Justice Video Explains Ways to Elevate Care for Youth in Custody A video outlines eight ways for juvenile justice systems to elevate the standard of care for youth in custody — while working toward greater change. Read More
Scholarships to Attend the American Probation and Parole Association’s 2021 Summit Scholarships are available for juvenile justice professionals to attend the American Probation and Parole Association’s Executive Summit in 2021. Read More
Report: Colleges Must Help Students Academically to Keep Financial Aid Students of color and those with foster care experience risk losing aid due to academics. A new report guides schools on better support strategies. Read More
Preventing Gun Violence With a Public Health Approach Public health strategies in Atlanta and Milwaukee have reduced gun violence. Rooted in racial justice, these measures have been bolstered by community input and buy-in. Read More
Using Results Count to Enhance Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines How Casey's Results Count framework equipped one leader to advocate for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Miami's underserved communities. Read More
New Health Equity Tool Tracks How the Pandemic is Affecting Communities A new tool maps the pandemic’s impact nationwide and illustrate its disproportionately devastating toll on Black and Latino communities. Read More
