The Applied Leadership Network: A Model for Building Leadership Skills in JDAI Sites The Casey Foundation's Applied Leadership Network is helping advance juvenile justice reforms in a number of states. Read More
Lessons from the Field: How Neighborhood Data Can Improve Low-Income Communities A new book shows how local leaders use NNIP neighborhood data to better understand community needs and drive meaningful change. Learn more. Read More
Child Poverty Rate Remains Flat Nationwide Data from 2014 shows child poverty remained unchanged, signaling that economic recovery is still missing the nation’s lowest-income families. Learn more. Read More
A Model Move: Trauma Informed Community Building A new report explores how trauma-informed community building can boost resilience and social ties among residents facing deep trauma. Learn more. Read More
New to the Neighborhood – and Loving It Meghan Thomas, a mom and new real estate agent, was the first to buy a renovated home in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh area as part of a major rehab project. Read More
Casey Foundation Grantee Featured in Policy & Practice Case Commons was praised in Policy & Practice for advancing tech-savvy casework in public human services. Learn more. Read More
Two New Casey Initiatives to Focus on Education and Employment for Youth, Young Adults To help young people succeed, the Casey Foundation is launching two efforts to expand access to education, training and jobs this September. Learn more. Read More
States Speeding Up Adoption Wait Times According to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, kids are waiting less time to be adopted. Read More
Diversity Among U.S. Child Population Continues to Increase Kids of color will represent a majority of children in the United States by 2018, according to Census Bureau projections. Read More
Children Who Are Adopted by Relatives on the Rise New data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center show that the number of kids being adopted by relatives is on the rise. Read More