New Collaborative Launched to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Children, Families and Communities Eleven national and local organizations announced the creation of the National Results and Equity Collaborative to help more vulnerable young people succeed from birth throughout adulthood. Read More
Expert Input: What It’s Like to Deliver New Training Series on Kinship Care The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released a five-part video training series, called “Engaging Kinship Caregivers” that is designed to help child welfare staff work more effectively with kinship caregivers. Read More
Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Helping Students Make the Grade This spotlight tells how two women used a $4,200 grant from the Community Investment Fund to launch a Common Core Coaching education program for students in Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V. Read More
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, May Avoid New Facility JDAI efforts in Minnehaha County, South Dakota have proven to be successful by diverting plans to build a new a $14 million youth detention facility. Read More
Funding to Coordinate Adult and Child Services During a webinar on March 14, the Casey Foundation released a new brief that highlights the strategies several organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time, as well as policy recommendations to support the adoption and growth of two-generation approaches. Read More
Opinion: Legal System Should Take a Back Seat to Families, Schools and Communities Nate Balis calls for expanding the use of diversion from the juvenile justice system to better serve young people and communities. Read his essay. Read More
Lifelong Success Starts With Reading, Says New Report A KIDS COUNT special report calls on the United States to make reading proficinetly by the end of third grade a national priority. Read More
Creating Supportive Work Environments for Youth With Foster Care Experience A new tool kit helps professionals better advocate for young workers with foster care experience. Learn more about this resource. Read More
Discussing Disconnected Youth Data and Reengagement Strategies Registration is now open for a March 30 webinar focused on serving youth who are not working or in school — commonly called disconnected youth. Read More
Webinar Highlights 10 Practices of High-Performing Child Welfare Agencies In February, the Child Welfare Strategy Group launched a three-part webinar series devoted to building high-performance child welfare agencies. Read More
