Two Organizations Help a Young Man Move From Homeless to Career Path Ian, once homeless and stuck in temp jobs, found a path to a construction career with help from Youth Empowered Society (YES) and JARC Baltimore. Read More
Casey Endorses Extending Foster Care to Age 21 in Youth Today Op-Ed Extending foster care to age 21 can save billions and help youth thrive, argues Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Director Leslie Gross in a new op-ed. Read More
Making Saving Easy and Fun for Low-Income Families Commonwealth, a long-time Casey grantee, recently introduced Prize Savings, a new incentive that enables financially vulnerable Americans to build savings. Read More
Casey Joins Advocates to Discuss Gun-Violence Prevention on Wisconsin Public Radio Casey's Natallie Keiser recently joined community advocate to explore gun-violence interruption efforts on Wisconsin Public Radio. Read More
New Leadership Development Program Will Strengthen Child Health Advocacy The Casey Foundation and its partners launch the Children’s Health Leadership Network to boost state advocacy for stronger kids’ health policies. Read More
Cultivating Thriving Communities: A Conversation with Ryan Chao An interview with Ryan Chao, Casey's vice president for Civic Sites and Community Change. Read More
Educational Attainment Data Encouraging More Americans are earning degrees, aided by federal funds. In 2012, 33% of young adults had a bachelor’s or higher, up 2.5 million since 2000. Read more. Read More
Connecticut City Launches Local Campaign for Grade-Level Reading New Britain’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading supports kids ages 0-8 to boost the district’s third-grade reading levels — the lowest in Connecticut. Read More
Detention Reform Pays Off: Bed Reductions Are Saving JDAI Sites More Than $100 Million Per Year JDAI sites are saving millions of dollars because of population reductions. Read More
New Casey Twitter Chat Series: Transforming Foster Parenting The Casey Foundation is launching a monthly Twitter chat on foster parenting. Kim Stevens will kick it off on February 14, 2016. Read More
