Infographic Highlights Trends in Youth Incarceration Over Three Decades A new infographic from the Casey Foundation leverages new federal data to present key trends in youth incarceration over the last three decades. Read More
Resources for Holding Icebreaker Meetings Between Birth and Foster Parents Icebreaker meetings can help forge relationships between birth parents, foster parents and caseworkers — which is extremely important for foster kids. Read More
What Do Casey Child Welfare Consultants Do? Consultants help child welfare leaders improve services, strengthen management, policy, operations and support kids and families. Learn more. Read More
Meet Tyeisha: The LEAP Fellow Transforming Rooms for Youth in Foster Care A college student looks back on her time in foster care to help other young people feel at home in their own living spaces. Read More
Evaluation Lessons From Family-Centered Community Change Can public systems integrate services for parents and children to drive community change? A new Casey Foundation webinar explores this question. Read More
41.5 Million People Received Food Stamps in 2021 The number of individuals receiving food stamps rose sharply from 2019 to 2021. Read how this uptick impacts kids. Read More
Report Describes the Racial Wealth Gap — and How to Start Closing It A report from the Aspen Institute examines how debt affects households of color. Read how it fuels America’s racial wealth gap. Read More
Survey: A Pandemic High for the Number of Black Youth in Juvenile Detention A survey of youth justice agencies finds the population of Black youth in juvenile detention on Feb. 1, 2021, reached a pandemic high. Learn more. Read More
What Are Community Schools? Community schools better support kids and families, addressing barriers like limited resources and absenteeism more effectively than traditional schools. Read More
Team Decision Making: A Better Way To Assess Child Safety Team decision making brings families, community members and others together to assess safety and find the best plan to protect a child. Learn more. Read More
