Blog Archive

Ensuring Georgia's Children Are Strong Readers

Local leaders are joining with the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading to promote reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Learn more.

Event to Explore Promising Approaches, Practices Addressing Youth Unemployment

The Casey Foundation is cohosting a conference with Federal Reserve banks to explore ways to connect youth ages 16–24 to jobs. Learn more.

New Resources: Developing an Infrastructure for Two-Generation Work

A Casey webinar discussed a new brief that examines how seven sites across the country are evolving to address parent and child needs at the same time.

Tech Solutions for Pressing Human Services Problems

Casey Foundation Board Chair Michael Eskew, and past presidents Patrick McCarthy and Douglas Nelson, spoke at the Symposium of the Future of Child Welfare.

New Study Offers Insights on Families Who Leave Housing Programs

An Urban Institute study takes a closer look at what happens to families who leave housing assistance programs.

Webinar Recording: How Nonprofits Can Assess and Improve Their Parent Engagement Efforts

Watch the Foundation’s webinar on a new tool that helps nonprofits and schools better engage parents in their work and develop parent leaders.

Six-Year Stretch — From 2013 to 2018 — Without Progress on Low Birth-Weight Babies

America has one of the highest percentages of babies born at a low birth rate. Read how this statistic varies by a baby's race and ethnicity.

New Funds Limit Use of Detention Facilities for Massachusetts Youth and Expand JDAI

A new grant will help JDAI expand across Massachusetts, reducing detention time for low-risk youth and addressing racial and ethnic disparities. Read more.