Baltimore Offers Tech Support and Internships for Adult Learners In Baltimore, many adult learners encountered challenges when the COVID-19 pandemic forced their workforce training and education programs to move online. As a result, the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition’s (BDEC) Tech Support Hotline stepped in to provide valuable technical support to keep learners engaged. Read More
The Casey Foundation’s Approach to Community Safety Over the last several years, the Casey Foundation has supported community-led efforts to prevent violence and promote healing locally. In addition, Casey has invested in national networks that are treating this issue as an urgent public health matter. Read More
The Unlearning of Child Welfare: Webinar Series Explores How to Rebuild the Child Welfare System The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently cohosted a webinar series — "The Unlearning of Child Welfare: A National Conversation to Advance Child and Family Well-Being" — to foster discussion about what is needed to rebuild the child welfare system. Read More
Casey Makes Trove of Data on Foster Care Experiences Available to Researchers For the first time, the Annie E. Casey Foundation is making data from its Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative available to select researchers. Learn how to apply and what type of data is available on young people in foster care. 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
Strengthening Leadership in Promise Neighborhoods A recently released report explores the role of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results Count® framework in helping federal Promise Neighborhoods grantees advance large-scale results for children and young adults. Read More
Guide on Brain Development Helps Child Welfare Workers Better Support Youth A free new curriculum, developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, aims to help child welfare workers and other child-serving professionals better support young people in foster care. Read More
Patricia Duh: Lifting Up Youth Voice in Foster Care A Jim Casey Young Fellow, Patricia Duh partners with the Casey Foundation to help advance child welfare policies and practices that effectively meet the needs of young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Read her responses to a series of questions. Read More
How Casey Is Supporting Families in Atlanta and Baltimore During COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, grantees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Atlanta and Baltimore — the Foundation’s two civic sites — are helping young people and families address the resulting educational, employment and social pressures they’re facing. 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
