A Vital Records Win for Hawaii’s Young People in Foster Care Young advocates are leading Hawaii’s push to deliver vital records to 18-year-olds in foster care, setting them up for self-sufficiency. Learn more. Read More
Helping Kids of Equal Talent Grow Into Equally Successful Students and Adults Kids can succeed despite early struggles, but lack of support harms those in low-income areas, per a Casey Foundation report. Learn more. Read More
Growing Up Latino in America Today A spotlight on Latino children and youth from data available in the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
New Leadership Video: Improve Decisions with Proposal-Based Decision Making Proposal-based decision making — an alternative to the majority-rules approach — creates decisions that all group members can support. Read More
Introducing an Equity Learning Series for Juvenile Justice Practitioners and Partners An upcoming series will guide juvenile justice practitioners and partners on equitable practices and policies. Register for an informational session. Read More
U.S. Chamber Foundation Offers Tools for Employers to Expand Job Access Two publications offer tools to help employers, educators and workforce groups expand job opportunities for those facing career entry barriers. Read More
New Tool Helps Leaders Adjust Strategies Amid the COVID-19 Crisis A new triage tool from the Center for Community Investment offers leaders a results-based process for reassessing work in the context of COVID-19. 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
Ohio County Expands Diversion for Youth With Misdemeanor Charges The Casey Foundation awarded Lucas County, Ohio, which includes the city of Toledo, a probation transformation grant to test part a new approach in juvenile probation. The Foundation believes that a significant percentage of those youth who would be customarily placed on probation would be better served if their cases were diverted from court. Read More
New Tool Kit Helps Child Welfare Leaders Utilize Data to Support Expectant and Parenting Youth The Casey Foundation created a toolkit to help leaders collect better data and improve support for young parents in foster care. Learn more. Read More
