How Employment Programs and Lawmakers Can Support Youth Mental Health A new report funded by the Casey Foundation provides insights into young workers’ mental health and how employment programs and policymakers can act. Read More
Family Spirit To Expand Home-Visiting Program Designed by and for Indigenous Families A LEGO Foundation grant will allow a home-visiting program that uses culturally informed practices for Indigenous families to expand. Read More
How To: Creating a Kin-First Culture in Child Welfare Thanks to a new how-to guide on on kinship care, child welfare practitioners can get step-by-step guidance on how to ensure more children are placed with relatives when their parents cannot care for them. Read More
Incorporating Equity Into Rapid-Cycle Learning A new guide advises practitioners who utilize rapid-cycle learning on how to incorporate equity into each step. Read more. Read More
Too Many Kids in U.S. Child Welfare Systems Not Living in Families On any given night, about 57,000 children under the care of our nation’s child welfare systems are going to bed without the care and comfort of a family. In its latest KIDS COUNT policy report, Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the Foundation highlights this and other sobering statistics that point to the urgent need to ensure, through sound policies and proven practices, that everything possible is being done to find loving, nurturing and supported families to help raise more of these children. Read More
Supporting Partners and Staff: Our Response to COVID-19 Lisa Hamilton shares Casey’s initial response to the global pandemic. Read to learn more about our efforts to support grantees, partners and staff. Read More
Puerto Rico’s Kids by the Numbers In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the news cycle regularly features stories about life in Puerto Rico. Yet, the island is still a mystery to many mainland Americans. KIDS COUNT Data show what life was like on the island before Maria hit. Read More
Elevating Youth Voice, Engagement and Leadership in Community Schools A practical guide outlines a framework for community schools to advance youth leadership in the classroom. Read More
Casey Partners with First Focus to Create State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center for Child Welfare The Casey Foundation is creating a nonpartisan center to support policy advocates in reforming child welfare systems for children and families. Read More
The Case for Rebuilding America’s Juvenile Justice System Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke with Liz Ryan of Youth First about what’s wrong with America’s prevailing juvenile justice system, what a better system looks like, and how we can help states end their reliance on youth prisons and incarcerating kids. Read More
