Mortality Rates for Children Improved Across the Board In the past three decades, the United States has made across-the-board progress in improving the rates of mortality among children (from birth to age 19). Read More
Juvenile Detention Reform in Baltimore in the Year of Freddie Gray Baltimore advanced youth detention reform with help from the Casey Foundation, spurred by 2015’s unrest following Freddie Gray’s death. Learn more. Read More
Letters of Interest Sought for Low-Cost Randomized Control Trials The Casey Foundation joins the Arnold Foundation to support low-cost RCTs that build evidence to improve outcomes for children and families. Learn more. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care Over 25 states are tackling teen pregnancy in foster care. This awareness month spotlights progress and calls for renewed commitment. Learn more. Read More
Will Asset-Building Policies Lead to Equity? Applying the Racial Wealth Audit Casey has backed four policies to grow family wealth and shrink the racial wealth gap — tested using the Racial Wealth Audit from Brandeis and Demos. Read More
New Tool Kit on Implementing Normalcy Provisions of Strengthening Families Act A new toolkit offers guidance to help policymakers and advocates implement the normalcy provisions of the Strengthening Families Act effectively. Read More
Report Offers Advice to Funders on Supporting Two-Generation Work A Casey Foundation report shares lessons from a two-gen effort to reduce poverty, offering insight for funders supporting early childhood success. Read More
Leah Austin to Coordinate Two-Generation Efforts Leah Austin will begin coordinating Casey's two-generation strategies at the Atlanta Civic Site, where she has led education efforts since the 2011. Read More
Indiana Implements JDAI as its Platform for Continuous Juvenile Justice System Improvement Indiana has begun to make changes in their efforts to improve its juvenile justice system to better serve the state's youth, families and communities. Read More
Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities Eric Holder and Arne Duncan announced a policy to improve education quality in juvenile justice facilities across the U.S. Learn more. Read More
