Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Helping Students Make the Grade Two women used a $4,200 grant from the Community Investment Fund to launch a Common Core Coaching education program for Atlanta students. Learn more. Read More
The Community Investment Fund: Inspiring Innovative Resident-Led Change Atlanta’s Planning Unit V residents can apply for small Casey grants to drive local change and tackle neighborhood challenges through community action. Read More
Advocates Use Results-based Leadership Skills to Improve Policy for Kids Thirteen states saw gains from advocacy by the latest Leadership Institute class, boosting child care, free meals for kids and job access for parents. Read More
Federal Demonstration Seeks to Curb Homelessness Among Youth Transitioning from Foster Care A new HUD program offers housing support to youth leaving foster care, aiming to reduce the high risk of homelessness among this vulnerable group. Read More
Bipartisan, Common-Sense Solutions Nicholas Kristof noted the rise of compassionate conservatism — a moderate approach focused on reducing poverty and expanding opportunity. Learn more. Read More
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement of Youth in Federal Prisons President Obama’s move to ban solitary confinement for youth in federal prison marks major progress in ending this harmful practice, long opposed by Casey. Read More
Supreme Court Decision Affirms Justice System Must Treat Youth Differently The U.S. Supreme Court ruled teens sentenced to life must get a chance for release — impacting up to 2,000 people sentenced as minors. Learn more. Read More
Expanded Partnership Seeks Proposals for Summer Programs Serving Baltimore Youth Baltimore’s largest charitable funders are teaming up, for the second year, to create new summer learning opportunities for city youth. Read More
Too Many Young Readers Still Aren’t Making the Grade Reading scores for fourth graders improved over the last 5 years. Nonetheless, roughly 2 out of 3 fourth-graders were not proficient in reading in 2015. Read More
Learn More: A Collection of Resources on Building Savings and Assets Explore how savings, assets and smart policy can help close the racial wealth gap and boost financial stability for low-income families. Read More
