Expanding Employment Opportunities for Returning Citizens in Atlanta Georgia's returning citizens — individuals who are returning to their families and the community after incarceration — are experiencing a smoother transition thanks to an organization called Georgia Justice Project, which is working to minimize the effects of a criminal record and help the formerly incarcerated regain their financial footing. Read More
An Instagram Live Conversation: Keeping Kids in Families An Instagram Live conversation explores the need for solutions that reduce reliance on group placements and shorten young people’s time in care. Read More
Coronavirus and the Census: It’s Easy to Complete the Census Form Online as Social Distancing Remains a Priority COVID-19 has led the U.S. Census Bureau to pause field operations. Learn why the census matters and how to complete the census while social distancing. Read More
Journal Article Identifies Research Gaps to Strengthen Child Welfare A peer-reviewed article asserts that, by filling specific research gaps, public agencies can more effectively meet the needs of the people they serve. Read More
Carla Javits is Focused on Jobs (Millions of Them) Carla Javits, recently spoke to Casey’s Lisa Hamilton about REDF’s mission and impact. Their conversation explores how the traditional workforce system fails to address serious employment barriers and how social enterprises can step in to help. Read More
Lifting Millions out of Poverty: The Earned Income Tax Credit The Earned Income Tax Credit keeps millions of families out of poverty. Casey works to ensure that more qualified families take advantage of this benefit. Read More
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Youth Engagement Strategy Design The Casey Foundation seeks proposals for research on youth engagement in juvenile justice. Learn more about the RFP process. Read More
Parents as Advocates: Influencing Policymakers to Improve Public Policies for Families Any effort to improve the lives of low-income families should include those families in discussions about overcoming the challenges they face. As experts on their situation, families — more specifically, parents — should have a place at the table in crafting solutions to their problems. A new report from Community Organizing and Family Issues captures how parents play an active, hands-on role in changing public policy and systems to benefit their children, families and communities as a whole. Read More
Bolstering Learning in a Pandemic The Georgia Department of Education has announced new funding aimed at helping students recover from disrupted learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Members of the 2003 Children and Family Fellowship Ten leaders from across the country have been named to the 2003 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
