Blog Archive

Register: Conducting a Fiscal Analysis to Implement Family First Prevention Services Act

A Casey Foundation webinar introduced a guide for child welfare leaders to plan fiscal approaches to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act.

More Children With Parents Who Lack Secure Employment

Compared to 2008, 3 million more children in 2013 lived with parents who lacked secure employment. Despite this overall increase, there has been a steady decline from 2010 to 2013.

Jim Casey Youth Co-Investors

The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative's work to help young people make successful transitions from foster care to adulthood is supported by a network of co-investors.

Recent Study Looks at Impact of JDAI Sites

A report from the UC Berkeley Law School shows the impact of Casey's JDAI sites in different states.

Atlanta Civic Site: The Importance of Partners

Casey’s Atlanta Civic Site partners aim to boost kids’ academic success, parents’ economic opportunities and neighborhood transformation. Learn more.

Community Matters Webinar Explores Ways to Expand Economic Opportunity Locally

The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative is the largest urban redevelopment effort in Baltimore in decades. A major priority of the initiative was to increase economic opportunity through job creation and contract opportunities for local, minority and women-owned businesses. This webinar explores and highlights the project’s efforts and achievements to that end, as well as similar endeavors underway in New Orleans.

Compared to Their Classmates, Kids of Color More Likely to Be Removed by Schools

Black and American Indian kids are more likely — and in some instances much more likely — to be suspended and expelled from public school compared to their white, Latino and Asian classmates.