Blog Archive

New $5 Million Grant Program Will Connect Youth Facing Obstacles to Higher Education and Employment

Casey will award $5.4M over 3 years to help teens and young adults finish school and build career paths, in partnership with the Social Innovation Fund.

And the Survey Says: Aspen Institute Examines Efforts to Connect Young Adults to Jobs

In 2015, 6.7M young adults were out of work or school. A Casey report with Aspen Institute shows how to help 18–29-year-olds thrive in today’s workforce.

New Reports Provide a Roadmap for Creating Opportunities for Baltimore's Young People

Over 1 in 5 young people in Baltimore aren’t in school or working. New reports urge expanded training, support and partnerships to help them succeed.

Evidence2Success Profiled in Stanford Social Innovation Review Article on Community Engagement

A Stanford Social Innovation Review article highlights Evidence2Success as a model for using data and community input to drive lasting social change.

Mobile, Alabama, Becomes Latest Evidence2Success Site

Mobile, AL teams up with the Casey Foundation to use Evidence2Success to boost school success and meet kids’ education needs in three neighborhoods.

Using an Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Trauma’s Impact on Children

Providence leaders use CBITS to address school-aged trauma through Evidence2Success, tackling one of education’s toughest root challenges. Learn more.

Will Asset-Building Policies Lead to Equity? Applying the Racial Wealth Audit

Casey has backed four policies to grow family wealth and shrink the racial wealth gap — tested using the Racial Wealth Audit from Brandeis and Demos.

Progress Check: Youth Confinement in America Today

Youth prisons are dangerous and often ineffective. Luckily, the U.S. youth confinement rate fell across all racial and ethnic groups over the last decade.