States Spending Little on Prevention Services, Survey Finds A recent survey of national trends in child welfare funding and agency spending finds that out-of-home placements continue to be a greater financing priority than preventive services. Read to learn how agencies can evaluate and prioritize spending to improve outcomes. Read More
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Youth Engagement Strategy Design The Annie E. Casey Foundation is requesting proposals for a research and design project that will inform efforts on youth engagement and partnership in its juvenile justice work. Learn more about the RFP process. Read More
Juvenile Justice Is Smaller, but More Unequal, After First Year of COVID-19 A year after the coronavirus pandemic began, the Casey Foundation finds that a historic drop in the size of the youth detention population at the beginning of 2020 did nothing to reduce the already huge racial and ethnic disparities in who gets detained. Read More
Making Work-Based Learning Happen A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores how workforce development organizations are creating quality work-based learning opportunities for young adults. Read More
Working Effectively With Young People Requires Authentic Partnerships A Youth Voice and Power Summit hosted Feb. 22 gave a virtual audience the chance to hear from mayors and young leaders on how foundations, nonprofits, government and business can work effectively with young people. Watch the event. Read More
Generation Z and Mental Health The mental health of Gen Z is a growing issue. Learn about their anxiety, depression and other mental health statistics from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Apply Now: Support for Meaningful Family Engagement in Juvenile Justice Now through March 17, 2021, state or local juvenile justice agencies can apply to receive consulting support on developing collaborative relationships with young people and their families. Apply now. Read More
Framework and Tool Help Juvenile Justice Agencies Treat Families as Partners This framework and tool helps juvenile justice agencies build collaborative relationships with family members and engage them as partners in the success of youth. Read More
Building Strong Local Partnerships: 5 Lessons From Family-Centered Community Change New research from the Urban Institute examines the pivotal role of partnerships in the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change effort. The study focuses on three communities that embraced a two-generation approach to help caregivers and children succeed together. Read More
Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Homelessness is one of the biggest issues affecting children, teens and young adults today. Learn more about how to help these youth. Read More
