Blog Archive

Families Lost Income, Struggled to Make Ends Meet During Pandemic

From 2020 to 2021, about 40% of U.S. families with kids struggled to pay for regular household expenses. Learn which families were hardest hit.

Portraits of Permanence Highlight Why Families Matter for Kids in Foster Care

This video shares the story of several young people from foster care who have achieved permanence and what it means for each of them.

Jim Casey Initiative Site Reduces Youth Homelessness

Cleveland is setting a national example as the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site, A Place 4 Me, along with determined community partners, found housing for 100 homeless youth in 100 days.

Five Questions with Casey: Donna Stark Reflects on Two Decades of Leadership Development Work

Senior Leadership Fellow Donna Stark’s career has long focused on building a culture of results. In more than two decades at Casey, she’s steered both system reform and community change efforts and helped social sector leaders improve the odds for vulnerable kids.

In this Five Questions edition, Stark discusses Casey’s results-based framework and shares how the Foundation’s leadership development work has changed through time.

Juvenile Justice Publications for Lawmakers and Agencies

This resource roundup, developed with the Casey Foundation’s support, highlights materials by juvenile justice leaders and researchers.

Leadership Program Helps Health Advocates Connect More Kids and Families to Medicaid

Graduates from the Children’s Health Leadership Network helped improve Medicaid in four states during their 12-month program. Learn more.

Investing Endowment Funds to Create Savings and Assets for Low-Income Families

An innovative fund preserves affordable housing while strengthening the financial resources of renters. Learn how it works.

Regulations, Procurement Practices Have Hampered Innovation in Child Welfare Technology

This is the second 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. This installment looks at the issues Casebook was designed to address and the obstacles it has faced.

State Grant to Expand Use of Proven Programs in Providence, Rhode Island

The Foundation's partners in Providence, Rhode Island, have received a state grant to expand the use of proven programs to enhance child well-being in two focus neighborhoods as part of Casey’s first Evidence2Success site.