A Spotlight on Sector Strategies: Connecting Youth With Work This post takes a quick look at two recently launched Annie E. Casey Foundation initiatives — Generation Work™ and Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential — that utilize sector-based workforce strategies. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Improving Foster Care for Young People of Color Social, systemic and structural barriers create disparate and disheartening outcomes for young people of color in foster care. Learn how the Annie E. Casey Foundation and its Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative are pushing for better strategies and fairer outcomes. Read More
Profiles Showcase 2019–2021 Children and Family Fellows Meet the 15 leaders named to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2019–21 Children and Family Fellowship Class. Click here to learn more. Read More
Casey to Fund Three Emerging Scholar Awards for Researchers of Color The Casey Foundation is now accepting applications for research projects that will utilize its Making Connections dataset, made available through the Foundation’s Emerging Scholars Initiative. Read More
Casey Foundation Efforts to Keep Kids at Southwest Border With Families Over the past few years, the Casey Foundation has supported the work of national and state grantees to protect the children of immigrants and their families. Learn how the Foundation will continue to support these efforts and ensure every child and family in America are treated with the humanity and fairness. 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
Learning From the Field: Reforming Juvenile Probation Practices Juvenile justice jurisdictions across the nation are considering how to reform their probation practices to help young people positively redirect their lives and avoid further system involvement. And, now, they have a new resource to help guide this work. Read More
Tracking Credit Health — and the Role Race Plays — During the COVID-19 Pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have seen some surprising improvements in their credit health. Yet, even with these broad gains, Americans of color are still trailing their white peers on key financial metrics. Read More
Maryland Modernizes Kinship Law to Find Families for More Youth in Foster Care A new Maryland law prioritizes placements with relatives for young people experiencing out-of-home care and foster care. Learn more about the new law. Read More
