Apply Now: Juvenile Justice Train-the-Trainer Opportunity to Develop Frontline Staff Now through Feb. 15, 2019, state or local juvenile justice agencies and organizations can apply to participate in a train-the-trainer professional development opportunity supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The two-and-a-half-day session — held in Denver, Colo. from May 7–9, 2019 — will focus on the Reimagining Juvenile Justice curriculum. Read More
In One Ohio County, Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Have a Common Goal: Diversion In 2013, the juvenile court in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County — home to the city of Cleveland — analyzed detention utilization data from the preceding year. The big takeaway? They needed a better answer — beyond detention — when local youth were charged with non-violent offenses rooted in a family conflict. Read More
Ventura County's Approach to Latino Youth on Probation Two evening reporting centers at community-based organizations in Ventura County, California, are taking a different approach to probation. Read More
Juvenile Justice Systems Find New Ways to Engage Families Across the country, the Casey Foundation is working with juvenile justice systems that have found promising ways to incorporate family engagement and partnership strategies to boost outcomes for kids. Read More
Keeping the Family Conversation Alive: Supporting Permanence Among Youth in Foster Care A new handout by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative shares recommendations for promoting permanence among young people in foster care. This advice utilizes the latest research on adolescent brain development and apply even for young people who may have given up on the idea of legally joining a permanent family. Read More
Casey Seeks New Partners for its Evidence2Success Framework The Casey Foundation is seeking proposals from communities interested in implementing Evidence2Success, a framework that brings public system and resident leaders together to improve child well-being. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. ET on August 4, 2017. Read More
Emerging Scholars Explore Role of Neighborhood Norms in Kids’ Activities The Casey Foundation equipped three early-career scholars with data from the Making Connections Survey. Their task? Look for connections between the external perceptions of parents in low-income communities and their children’s participation in educational and extracurricular programs. Read More
Strengthening Leadership in Promise Neighborhoods A recently released report explores the role of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results Count® framework in helping federal Promise Neighborhoods grantees advance large-scale results for children and young adults. Read More
Casey Foundation and Partners Support Federal Effort to Reduce Poverty in Rural Communities Casey is one of several foundations supporting a new national demonstration project, launched by the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, that takes a two-generation approach to combating poverty in rural areas. Read More
In 2020, the U.S. Birthcount Hit a 30-year Low: Implications for the Future In 2020, the number of births in America fell to its lowest total in three decades. Read more about U.S. births and why we track this data. Read More