HRC's Ellen Kahn Talks Better Services for LGBTQ Youth in Care Ellen Kahn, of the Human Rights Coalition, discusses the challenges LGBTQ youth face in foster care and how agencies can better support them. Read More
Every State Agrees: 16-Year-Olds Are Better Served in the Youth Justice System Sixteen-year-olds are more likely to successfully transition to adulthood if the justice system focuses on rehabilitation — and not adult criminal justice. Read More
Kansas to Pilot Permanency Option for Older Youth in Foster Care Jim Casey Fellows propose a new legal path for young adults in foster care to form permanent families, now being piloted in Kansas. Learn more. Read More
Podcast Explores Support for Older Youth Leaving Foster Care A podcast episode explores what child welfare leaders can do to ensure young people thrive after they leave foster care. Listen now. Read More
Team Decision Making: Key Resources for Assessing Child Risk and Safety Team Decision Making helps child welfare agencies decide if children should stay with parents — an approach Casey has refined for over 20 years. Read More
Creating an Intergenerational Engagement Strategy With Community Organizations Casey will host a webinar on March 28, 2023, to share how it developed a strategy for intergenerational engagement. Read More
Most Common Uses of 2021 Child Tax Credit Payments: Food, Utilities, Housing, Clothes Many parents received an expanded Child Tax Credit during the pandemic. See how families used these funds. Read More
Aiding Youth-Serving Organizations in Pursuing Racial Equity Youth organizations now have a new resource to address barriers for young people of color, thanks to Child Trends and the Casey Foundation. Learn more. Read More
May Is National Foster Care Month May is National Foster Care Month, a chance to honor kids and families in foster care and the many supporters who help them succeed. Learn more. Read More
Pilot Supports Postpartum Health in Black Moms Experts reviewed a pilot aimed at reducing disproportionately high blood pressure among Black mothers. See what they learned. Read More
