Foundation Launches Learning Lab To Build Talent in Social Sector A new yearlong program is engaging five organizations − AmeriCorps Alums, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, ProInspire, Public Allies and Teach for America − with the goal of developing the next generation’s social sector leadership. Read More
Youth Unemployment Soars in Past Decade Nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century, according to a new KIDS COUNT report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Many of these young people, ranging from ages 16 to 24, face numerous obstacles, according to the report, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity. Read More
Answers — and Help — for Young Parents, Practitioners and Policymakers A new publication shares resources for young parents, the organizations that serve them and policymakers. Learn more. Read More
Foundation Announces New Human Services Frontline Practice Strategy In order to shift to a grantmaking strategy that will help hundreds of foster care and other nonprofit human services agencies adopt innovative, proven approaches to improve child welfare practices, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will discontinue providing direct services through Casey Family Services. Read More
Tackling Youth Homelessness With Peer Navigators in Cleveland Kate Lodge is the executive director and vice president of strategic initiatives at A Place 4 Me. In this post, Lodge describes how Cleveland had adopted innovative practices, such as the hiring of peer navigators, to tackle youth homelessness. Read More
Lifting Millions out of Poverty: The Earned Income Tax Credit Learn more about how the Earned Income Tax Credit is helping millions of working families stay out of poverty and how Casey has been investing to ensure that more qualified families take advantage of this benefit. Read More
Go Ahead, Hit Play: Casey’s New Podcast Tackles Race, Immigration and Inequality Podcast preview: Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with sociologist Manuel Pastor about America’s changing face and what it means for our future. Read More
New Video: How Leaders Can Get the Right Feedback with Situation-Behavior-Impact Giving and encouraging feedback is an essential part of being a leader. A new Foundation video explains how “situation-behavior-impact” feedback can promote awareness of how behaviors affect team members and improve team function. Read More
October Is National Youth Justice Action Month President Biden has proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month — calling on communities to support youth in reaching their potential, especially those with justice system involvement. Read More
Evolving Worker Recruitment to Address a National Hiring Shortage Learn how employers nationwide are broadening their recruitment and hiring efforts to include groups that historically have faced barriers to employment. Read More