Helping Students in Foster Care Stay in School Despite progress, Casey still advocates for school stability, as frequent moves hurt achievement. Foster children deserve better. Read More
Jim Casey Fellows Names Newest Cohort of Young Leaders The Casey Foundation has named nine new Jim Casey Fellows, who are committed to improving outcomes for their peers in child welfare systems. Read More
Leadership Development Program Announces First Class of Child Health Advocates The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies are pleased to announce the first class selected to participate in the Children’s Health Leadership Network, a rigorous results-based leadership development initiative. The 16 participants, drawn from 14 states, reflect a rich cross section of innovative public health administrators, policy analysts, program directors and nonprofit child advocates. Read More
How To: Creating a Kin-First Culture in Child Welfare Thanks to a new how-to guide on on kinship care, child welfare practitioners can get step-by-step guidance on how to ensure more children are placed with relatives when their parents cannot care for them. Read More
Puerto Rico’s Kids by the Numbers In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the news cycle regularly features stories about life in Puerto Rico. Yet, the island is still a mystery to many mainland Americans. KIDS COUNT Data show what life was like on the island before Maria hit. Read More
Too Many Kids in U.S. Child Welfare Systems Not Living in Families On any given night, about 57,000 children under the care of our nation’s child welfare systems are going to bed without the care and comfort of a family. In its latest KIDS COUNT policy report, Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the Foundation highlights this and other sobering statistics that point to the urgent need to ensure, through sound policies and proven practices, that everything possible is being done to find loving, nurturing and supported families to help raise more of these children. Read More
New Partnerships to Strengthen Communities in Buffalo, Columbus and San Antonio The Casey Foundation is partnering with three cities to invest $150K annually in community programs supporting low-income families and children. Read More
The Case for Rebuilding America’s Juvenile Justice System Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke with Liz Ryan of Youth First about what’s wrong with America’s prevailing juvenile justice system, what a better system looks like, and how we can help states end their reliance on youth prisons and incarcerating kids. Read More
Casey Partners with First Focus to Create State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center for Child Welfare The Casey Foundation is creating a nonpartisan center to support policy advocates in reforming child welfare systems for children and families. Read More
Reducing Overreliance on Youth Incarceration A report outlines alternatives to incarceration for youth with serious histories of offending. Learn about the options. Read More
