Improving Child and Family Services Through Integrated Data Systems Integrated data systems help leaders analyze public programs and make data-driven policy decisions. Explore examples and resources here. Read More
Exploring the Overlooked Role of Culture in Helping Kids of Color Succeed A Casey Foundation case study explores the pivotal role that culture plays in shaping programs and practices aimed at leveling the field for kids of color. Read More
Collaborative Awards More Than $3 Million in Grants to Baltimore City Summer Programs The Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative has announced more than $3 million in grants to 92 nonprofits in support of summer activities. Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New Hospital-Based Program The Casey Foundation supports a multiyear evaluation of Healing Hurt People, an innovative, hospital-based violence intervention program in Philadelphia. Read More
When Child Welfare Systems Embrace Trauma-Informed Care When child welfare systems incorporate trauma-informed care, kids experience fewer placements and fare better in foster care, according to new research. Read More
Inspiring New Ways of Thinking and Acting to End Hunger Feeding America launched a multiyear effort to fight hunger’s root causes, with Casey Foundation support for results-based leadership training. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
America’s Foster Care Population Grew for Third Straight Year The nation’s foster care population has swelled to 428,000 children — its largest size since 2008, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Lutheran Services in America Advances Measurable Results for Kids Lutheran Services in America tapped the Casey’s expertise in results-based leadership to enhance its work on behalf of vulnerable kids and families. Read More
JDAI Celebrates 25 Years — and Significant Drops in Juvenile Incarceration and Crime Sites in Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative are clearly better off today than before the initiative, based on data from 2008-2016. Read More
