Blog Archive

New Leadership Video: Improve Decisions with Proposal-Based Decision Making

Proposal-based decision making — an alternative to the majority-rules approach — creates decisions that all group members can support.

Fewer Kids Living in Homes Owned by Their Parents

From 2006–2014, 5.7M fewer kids lived in parent-owned homes as homeownership among families with children dropped from 48.9M to 43.1M. Learn more.

A New Approach to Preparing Young Adults for Jobs

Generation Work promotes positive youth development through mentoring and job training that engage young people and support long-term success. Learn more.

StriveTogether Network Embraces Results-Based Leadership Approach

StriveTogether partners use results-based leadership to drive social change and help every child succeed from cradle to career. Learn more.

Nearly 700,000 More Kids Living in Low-Income Working Families

Low-income working families with kids now make up 23% of the American public. This statistic has risen 3% — and 674,000 kids — since 2008.

Webinar: How to Measure Child Welfare Disparities and Plan Systemwide Improvements

This presentation shares tips from Casey’s guide on building strong child welfare agencies, including how to use data to address disparities. Learn more.

Does Your Change Agenda Value Data Disaggregated by Race and Ethnicity?

The Casey Foundation’s By the Numbers case study shows how disaggregated data in Minnesota helps advance racial equity by revealing gaps across groups.

New Videos Showcase Northeast Buffalo Community Through the Eyes of Residents

Two videos spotlight Buffalo residents’ hopes for their community — part of a broader effort to make neighborhoods thrive for kids and families. Watch now.

Five Questions with Casey: Paula Young on the Importance of Engaging Youth

As a senior associate for youth engagement for the Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Paula Young works to develop partnerships with young leaders to improve well-being for youth transitioning from foster care.