Debra Joy Pérez Named Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning The Annie E. Casey Foundation announces the appointment of Debra Joy Pérez as vice president for research, evaluation and learning. Pérez comes to Casey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., where she built a record of achievement. Read More
Recent Study Looks at Impact of JDAI Sites A report from the UC Berkeley Law School shows the impact of Casey's JDAI sites in different states. Read More
One in Five Children is Food Insecure in 2010 Recent data show that more than 1 in 5 U.S. children lived in homes that were food insecure at some point during the year. Read More
More Children Growing Up in Rented Homes Recent data show that the rate of homeownership is dropping in the U.S., which can prevent families from building assests and moving toward financial security. Read More
Communities Mark Summer Learning Day to Promote Reading In 2013, several Grade-Level Reading communities across the country celebrated Summer Learning Day as part of a national advocacy effort to prevent learning loss during the summer months. Read More
Child Poverty Still on the Rise, but Outlook for Children Better in Education and Health As the nation’s economy recovers, America’s children are showing some signs of improvement despite an ever-growing poverty rate, according to new data in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Preliminary Analysis Shows Average Daily Detention Populations Reduced by 43% Across JDAI Sites Find recent data about reliance on secure detention for delinquent youths from Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a nationwide effort of local and state justice systems to eliminate unnecessary and inappropriate use of secure detention for juveniles. Read More
New Administrator of OJJDP Robert L. Listenbee has been appointed Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Listenbeen spent 16 years as Chief of the Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia and 27 years as a trial lawyer. Read More
Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Reform in Georgia There are some changes coming to the juvenile justice system in Georgia. A recent law is the result of the work of the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform convened by the governor in 2011 and expanded in 2012 to include juvenile justice. Read More
Juvenile Detention Reformers Gather in Atlanta, GA Learn about a two-day conference that was attended by more than 800 juvenile justice professionals from Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites across the country. Read More
