Eight Strategies for Funding the Implementation of Child Welfare Programs Child welfare leaders have an enormous responsibility to ensure critical outcomes for children and families. With so much at stake, they need programs and practices that work. That’s why the Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a brief to help child welfare agency administrators and partners fund, implement and sustain effective evidence-based programs. Read More
Five Recordings From Youth Justice at a Crossroads The Casey Foundation co-hosted a virtual event focused on improving the well-being of young people in the justice system. Watch the recordings. Read More
Last Day Podcast Explores Gun Violence in America The third season of the Last Day podcast examines gun violence in America and solutions to combat it. Listen to learn more about violence prevention. Read More
Alabama Practices Reduce Detention Populations and State Commitments Some Alabama JDAI sites have reduced their detention populations, lessening the burden on state youth corrections. Read More
Webinar Explores the Impact of Debt on Communities of Color On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the nonprofit, Prosperity Now, will launch a series of webinars spotlighting the burdens that debt places on families and communities of color in the South. 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
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
Who Is Generation Z? The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book explores data on America’s Generation Z. Learn how this demographic group differs from their predecessors. Read More
Reliance on Incarcerating Youth Offenders Not Paying Off for States, Taxpayers or Kids, Report Finds The Annie E. Casey Foundation's report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, assembles a vast array of evidence to demonstrate that incarcerating kids doesn't work. Read More
Casey’s Trauma Trainings for Foster Parents Hailed as Promising Two trauma-informed trainings for foster parents have increased placement stability while also helping participants feel more informed and equipped to meet the needs of children in their care. Read More
