Webinar Highlights What Caregivers Need to Know About Kinship Care The Casey Foundation will host a free webinar to help caregivers and professionals support relatives navigating the challenges of raising kin. Read More
An Adoptive Family for Andrea: Using the Lifelong Families Model This video gives an inside look at the Lifelong Families Model, Permanency Teaming, and shows how team discussion helps other core components of the model. 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
Indiana's Pioneering Effort to Adopt Casebook is Paying Off This is the third in a four-part series about Casebook, a state-of-the-art tool to help child welfare workers track and improve results for children in their care using state-of-the-art technology. In this installment, you will learn about Indiana’s pioneering work and results in adopting Casebook. Read More
Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez to Lead Foundation's Center for Systems Innovation Casey has appointed Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez as VP of its Center for Systems Innovation, overseeing reform efforts in child welfare and juvenile justice. Read More
Academic Success in Low-Income New Jersey School District Offers National Model Low-income students of color thrive in Union City, New Jersey, public schools. Journalist Soledad O'Brien shares how one city has transformed education to benefit all of its children. Read More
Upcoming Webinar: How Your School or Nonprofit Can Better Engage Parents An Aug. 9 Foundation webinar will highlight a new tool that helps nonprofits and schools better engage parents in their work and develop parent leaders. Read More
In One Ohio County, Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Have a Common Goal: Diversion In 2013, Cuyahoga County found detention wasn’t the best answer for youth charged with non-violent family conflict-related offenses. Read more. Read More
Preserving the Past in New Orleans Is Key to Creating a Brighter Economic Future The New Orleans Business Alliance launched its economic development plan, aiming to preserve the city’s rich history and empower residents to thrive. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Kids Count Data Book: The High Cost of Being Poor “The High Cost of Being Poor: Another Perspective on Helping Low-Income Families Get By and Get Ahead” was published as part of the 2003 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Drawing on commissioned research from the Brookings Institution, it tallied disparities in costs such as food, transportation, health care, check cashing and other financial transactions. Read More
