Blog Archive

New Lead Agency Helms Jim Casey Initiative’s Mississippi Site

Southern Christian Services now leads the Jim Casey Youth site in Mississippi, joining 17 other partners in the national youth network. Learn more.

Does Your Child Welfare Agency Have a Practice Model?

Top child welfare agencies use practice models to partner with families and stay goal-focused — key to strong performance, per the Casey Foundation.

Incarceration’s Toll on Communities

Casey’s KIDS COUNT report shows parental incarceration harms not just families, but entire communities through added stress and instability. Read more.

New Casey Report Recommends Policies to Help Millions of Children With Incarcerated Parents

Over 5 million U.S. kids have an incarcerated parent. A new Casey report urges policy reforms to ease their emotional and financial struggles.

CaseyCast Podcast Tackles a Silent Issue: Parental Incarceration

In this CaseyCast episode, Lisa Hamilton and Tanya Krupat explore how stigma and support shape life for kids with incarcerated parents. Learn more.

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.