Progress in the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading A brief summary of the November 2012 session on childhood literacy in Georgia hosted by Casey's Atlanta Civic Site. Read More
Promoting Economic Inclusion in Atlanta With Business and Civic Leaders The Partnership for Southern Equity, with support from Casey, recently launched the JUST Opportunity Circle, a public-private collaborative working to promote greater economic inclusion in Atlanta. Read More
Updated Adoption Stats for Kids in Foster Care The number of kids in foster care and awaiting adoption rose to nearly 118,000 children in 2016. Learn more about these kids. Read More
Sue Burrell Receives ABA award Sue Burrell, a staff attorney for the San Francisco-based Youth Law Center and a JDAI technical assistance provider, recieved the American Bar Association's 2011 Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award. She received this award in recognition of her support for the rights of youth in California and the rest of the county. Read More
2010-2011 Children and Family Fellows Announced Eighteen children and family services leaders named to Fellowship for talent, vision in sustaining community initiatives and system reforms. Read More
Multnomah County, Oregon, Dedicates Murals Painted by Detained Youth Check out the vibrant murals created by youth at the Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, Juvenile Detention Center in the spirit of love and forgiveness. Read More
Year-End Giving Tips for Year-Round Impact The High Impact Year-End Giving Guide can help individuals as well as organizations with due diligence on their end-of-year charitable giving. The guide — developed by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy — presents good opportunities, free resources and global suggestions for securing the most impact from your philanthropic dollars. Read More
Share Your #ReasonsForHope With Us What gives you hope? Join the conversations and share with us the inspiring events and actions taking place in your community using #ReasonsForHope. Read More
Missouri Judge Named 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award Recipient The Honorable Jimmie Edwards, who for a number of years led JDAI reform in the city of St. Louis, Mo., has been selected to receive the 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Read More
New Reports Provide a Roadmap for Creating Opportunities for Baltimore's Young People More than one in five young people ages 16 to 24 in Baltimore are neither in school nor working. Two recently released reports make important recommendations for finding new ways to reconnect these young people with education, training, jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities — focusing on expanding industry-specific training programs, fostering more collaboration between organizations and providing expanded support services for youth to help them succeed. Read More