Casey Celebrates Arizona’s Richard Elías For Building a Fairer Youth Justice System The Casey Foundation honored Richard Elías with its 2015 Natalie S. Bimel Award for his work to build a fairer youth justice system in Arizona. Learn more. Read More
Foundation Honors YAP for Outstanding Contributions to Detention Reform The Casey Foundation named Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. as the recipient of its 2015 Gloria J. Jenkins Award for outstanding contributions to detention reform. Read More
1 in 5 Kids in America Speaks A Second Language at Home In America, 12 million kids — 22% of the child population — speak a language other than English at home. And, that's not a bad thing. Read More
New Report: Young People in Foster Care on How States Can Remove Barriers to Normalcy In a Jim Casey Initiative report, foster care youth provide recommendations for agencies and policymakers to help kids achieve normalcy in foster care. Read More
Event to Explore Promising Approaches, Practices Addressing Youth Unemployment The Casey Foundation is cohosting a conference with Federal Reserve banks to explore ways to connect youth ages 16–24 to jobs. Learn more. Read More
Community Matters Highlights Baltimore Neighborhood's Innovative Approach to Development A recent Community Matters webinar spotlights how East Baltimore’s Oliver community is reclaiming and reinvesting in its neighborhood from the ground up. Read More
Lending, Learning, Leading: How Community Lending Institutions Are Focusing on Results The Casey Foundation’s results-based leadership strategy supports financial institutions working to improve services in underserved neighborhoods. Read More
Connecticut Governor's Proposal to Raise Juvenile Court Age Sets Precedent Connecticut’s governor proposes raising the age of justice-involved youth to 20, citing research that brain development continues into the mid-20s. Read More
Recruiting, Supporting and Keeping Skilled Child Welfare Case Workers Child welfare agencies can improve by investing in staff training, support, supervision and retaining skilled caseworkers. Learn more. Read More
Helping Communities Strengthen Services for Children and Families Casey’s guide for state leaders shows the ins and outs — and the necessity — of building a high-performing child welfare agency with community support. Read More
