Casey Foundation and Partners Support Federal Effort to Reduce Poverty in Rural Communities The Casey Foundation backs a federal project using a two-generation approach to fight rural poverty, led by USDA and Health and Human Services. Read more. Read More
Casebook's Unique Features Garnering Attention and Awards The final post in a four-part series highlights how the Casebook team brought this child welfare tracking tool to market to help improve outcomes for kids. Read More
Apply Now: Juvenile Justice Train-the-Trainer Opportunity to Develop Frontline Staff State or local juvenile justice agencies can apply to a train-the-trainer professional development program supported by the Casey Foundation. Read More
Members of the 1993 Children and Family Fellowship Ten leaders from across the country have been named to the 1993 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
Academic Success in Low-Income New Jersey School District Offers National Model Low-income students of color thrive in Union City, NJ public schools. Soledad O'Brien shares how one city has transformed education to benefit all kids. Read More
In Memphis, Effort to Boost Businesses of Color Gains Momentum Memphis launched the 800 Initiative to help 800 Black-owned businesses grow their revenue by $50 million. Learn more. Read More
Organizations Learn How to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Programs for People of Color Casey’s Expanding Evidence portfolio aims to strengthen the capacity of emerging programs — like Future Foundation — for families of color. Read More
Indiana's Pioneering Effort to Adopt Casebook is Paying Off Indiana’s pioneering use of Casebook shows how tech can help child welfare workers track and improve outcomes for kids in care. Learn more. Read More
Keeping the Family Conversation Alive: Supporting Permanence Among Youth in Foster Care A new guide from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative offers advice on fostering permanence for youth in care, based on the latest brain research. Read More
Policy Report Explores Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT report found 6.5 million U.S. youth were not in school or work, facing underemployment and lacking needed 21st century job skills. Read More