Blog Archive

Annie E. Casey Foundation CEO Calls for States to Close ‘Youth Prisons’

As a new report finds secure facilities inherently flawed and dangerous, Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy calls for them to be replaced with strategies that promote youth development.

New Report Documents Continuing Rampant Maltreatment of Incarcerated Youth

In its 2011 report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, the Casey Foundation showed that heavy reliance on correctional confinement frequently exposes youth to severe maltreatment. In a new 2015 report, the Foundation has updated those findings. The news is not good.

Poverty and Barriers to Opportunity in Atlanta

This report on poverty in Atlanta explains how opportunities for children and families in Atlanta vary widely depending on race, ethnicity and where they live.

Equipping Young People in Foster Care to Manage Their Finances

Youth who leave foster care often say lacking basic knowledge about finances is a major hurdle they encounter as they transition to adulthood. A new federal requirement calls for child welfare agencies to order annual credit reports for all youth in foster care, which has created a unique set of challenges for agencies with little knowledge of credit issues. A number of resources are available to help agencies implement the requirement and build the knowledge and skills of all youth and young adults in foster care so they can successfully manage their finances.

Five Questions with Casey: Allison Gerber on the Value of Apprenticeships

Senior Associate Allison Gerber discusses the role of apprenticeships in Casey's strategies for connecting people to jobs.

Atlanta's Sheltering Arms Leads Project to Expand Use of Two-Generation Strategies in Three States

A new three-year project funded by the Buffett Early Childhood Fund will support the use of strategies to create opportunites for children and their parents to succeed together at Educare schools in Arizona, Louisiana and Maine.

Casey to Host White House Meeting on Normalcy for Youth in Foster Care

A new resource guide on adolescent development is available ahead of a White House meeting on providing normalizing experiences for youth in foster care.

We are One Baltimore

Baltimore's Mayor has announced the creation of One Baltimore as a comprehensive public-private initiative to support opportunities for the city’s children, families and neighborhoods. One Baltimore will focus on areas the Casey Foundation knows are critical to the long-term success of this community and its citizens.

In Their Best Interest: Placing Kids in Families From the Start

Research shows that families are essential to a child’s healthy development. Additionally, federal law requires that children removed from their homes are placed in the least restrictive setting possible — the setting most like a family. Yet a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report found that 4 out of 10 children in group placements had no reason warrenting such a restrictive setting.

Every Kid Needs a Family: Putting Kin First in Washington, D.C.

When young people come into the care of the child welfare system and cannot live with their own parents, the next best thing a caseworker can do is to find a loving relative or close friend who can keep the child close to home in every sense. Washington, D.C.’s Child and Family Services Agency has made finding kin a top priority, creating a rapid turnaround process to make it as easy as possible for kin to take on the responsibility of caring for a young person.