The Annie E. Casey Foundation Names Stephen Plank Vice President of Research, Evaluation, Evidence and Data
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Stephen Plank its new vice president of Research, Evaluation, Evidence and Data.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Stephen Plank its new vice president of Research, Evaluation, Evidence and Data.
A DePaul University professor is expanding the use of Act and Adapt, a program that identifies middle schoolers in Chicago’s public school system who show signs of depression or anxiety and offers resources to help.
A monthly survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation of youth justice agencies finds that since last May, the use of juvenile detention is down for white youth, but up for their Black and Latino peers on March 1, 2021.
In addressing the racial and ethnic wealth gap, the issue of student loan debt — and its disproportionate impact on youth of color — must be a top priority. Explore several resources that highlight the racial disparities related to student debt and that recommend potential solutions.
A new resource examines how public systems, service providers and nonprofit organizations can create educational and career pathways for young people.
Can working with public systems to integrate services and serve parents and children at the same time spark broader community change? In a new webinar, the Annie E. Casey Foundation revisits its Family-Centered Community Change effort to explore this very question.
The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative has launched the Advancing Enterprise Prosperity: 1,000 Black Businesses in 1,000 Days Campaign, which is an effort to help 1,000 Black-owned businesses in Atlanta either hire their first employee or offer living wages to current workers.
A new report aims to teach researchers, evaluators and funders how to better support boys and men of color. It introduces six strategies that emphasize challenging the status quo in research methodologies and taking responsibility for systemic forces that cause harm.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation invests in efforts to promote quality, affordable housing in Atlanta and protect longtime residents from displacement. It explored several sources that break down local housing issues, and this blog post shares some of the Foundation's findinngs.
A public-private initiative in Baltimore traces potential COVID-19 infections and coordinates care for those who contract the disease. The Baltimore Health Corps is also stimulating the economy by creating jobs, hiring 275 “contact tracers” and community health workers over six months.
