New Report Documents Continuing Rampant Maltreatment of Incarcerated Youth In its 2011 report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, the Casey Foundation showed that heavy reliance on correctional confinement frequently exposes youth to severe maltreatment. In a new 2015 report, the Foundation has updated those findings. The news is not good. Read More
New Interactive Map Tackles Debt in America Today The Urban Institute has launched an interactive map that puts the pervasiveness of America’s modern debt epidemic on full display. Read More
The Casey Foundation Names New Jim Casey Fellows The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named 17 new Jim Casey Fellows — young leaders with foster care experience. Learn their names. Read More
Derek Douglas on How the University of Chicago Supports Local Kids and Families Anchor institutions, such as hospitals and universities, can be powerful economic drivers in the communities they serve. In an interview, the University of Chicago's Derek Douglas explores how these organizations can play a stronger role in supporting local kids and families. Read More
Results Count Program Informs Plan to Eradicate Poverty in Washington In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Work Group has released a comprehensive 10-year plan to dismantle poverty statewide. The group’s main facilitator and writer, Lori Pfingst, credits Results Count with shaping her work on the project. Read More
Five Keys to Boosting Employment for Youth With Justice System Involvement A report looks at promoting jobs and workforce development for youth with justice system involvement. Read about the report. Read More
Young People and Child Welfare Leaders Partner in South Carolina Fifteen young people who make up a new state youth advisory council for South Carolina’s Department of Social Services are collaborating with the agency to develop solutions that improve the lives of children, young people and their families. 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
Report: Investment in Baltimore Uneven by Race Investment in Baltimore is highly concentrated in ways that reinforce historic racial and economic inequality. In a new report, read how one major community development project has boosted capital flowing into a largely Black community in the city’s east side. Read More
Advancing Equity in Atlanta’s Schools Over the past year, Atlanta Public Schools has taken steps to implement an equity policy that addresses systemic issues that affect students of color. Learn more about this work. Read More
