What Is the JDAI Network? Learn more about JDAI, a national network of professionals working to build better and more equitable local youth justice systems. Read More
Program Helps Young Leaders Build Sustainable Nonprofits in Baltimore On Sept. 15, young leaders from 14 organizations in Baltimore will begin learning about building sustainable, self-sufficient nonprofits and initiatives. Read to learn about the six-month program, now in its second year. Read More
The Rise and Role of Solutions Journalism in Addressing Social Problems Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke to David Bornstein about the rise of solutions journalism, how it can help hold institutions accountable and how it can enhance the work of media outlets across the country. Read More
Child Welfare Program Leverages Parent Advocates to Help Reunite Families The Annie E. Casey Foundation partners with NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services to launch a pilot program that pairs parents navigating the foster care system with parent advocates who know what it’s like. Read More
Casey Joins Effort to Help Millions of Americans Achieve Housing Stability The Annie E. Casey Foundation has joined Funders for Housing and Opportunity — a collaborative of nine private foundations that is working to improve lives by ensuring that families can afford safe, stable rentals in healthy communities. Read More
Young Leaders Tackle Root Causes With Results Count Tools A tool known as factor analysis is sharpening the ability of Jim Casey Young Fellows to identify the factors that make the difference in how young people fare as they emerge from foster care. Read more. Read More
Video Explains Community-led Youth Diversion From the Legal System A video highlights LA County's model for community-led diversion and development for youth who are at risk for justice system involvement. Read More
Family-Engaged Case Planning in Youth Probation A new Casey Foundation webinar introduces juvenile justice agencies and their partners to family-engaged case planning in youth probation. Read More
Children in Foster Care Increasingly Likely to Live in Families The Annie E. Casey Foundation today released “Keeping Kids in Families: Trends in U.S. Foster Care Placement,” using data from child welfare systems across all 50 states and the District of Columbia over a 10-year period to look at how placements for young people in foster care have changed. Read More
New Jersey Becomes First State to Implement JDAI Statewide New Jersey is the first state to expand the Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) to every county, marking a major milestone for the initiative. Read More