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Serving children and families. Building supportive communities. Reforming public systems.  Gathering and evaluating data. Promoting equity. Achieving results.

Established by UPS founder Jim Casey and his siblings in honor of their mother.


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Highlights for May 2008


May is National Foster Care Month
All children deserve a safe, happy life — including the 513,000 American children and youth in foster care. The Annie E. Casey Foundation and its direct services agency, Casey Family Services, are among the sponsors of National Foster Care Month, a salute to foster parents, relative caregivers, mentors, advocates, social workers, and volunteers who make a difference. Learn how you can do something positive that will Change a Lifetime for a young person in foster care.


Efforts to Fight Poverty are on the Rise in a Growing Number of States
A new study highlights a trend in a dozen states to focus political attention on poverty and calls on the next president to spotlight poverty and economic opportunity nationally. Seizing the Moment: State Governments and the New Commitment to Reduce Poverty in America was published by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a foundation-led initiative sponsored in part by the Casey Foundation.

 
Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits
Leadership development and succession planning are hot topics in the nonprofit sector these days as organizations are challenged to attract and retain young executives. This publication, part of the Casey Foundation’s series on executive transitions, presents emergency succession planning tools and guidance for executive directors and board members on how to ensure that an organization is sustainable over time.