Including Youth Leadership in Community Change Efforts
Learn how young leaders encourage community change programs to give youth and young adults opportunities to drive social change.
Learn how young leaders encourage community change programs to give youth and young adults opportunities to drive social change.
Get the statistics on Generation Z, a group that is “racially and ethnically diverse, progressive and pro-government” according to the Pew Research Center.
How many children are in detention centers in the United States? What is the long-term impact of juvenile detention? This resource from the Casey Foundation has the answers.
A large-scale survey found that more than one out of three youths ages 13 to 20 in New York City foster care identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, agender or asexual and intersex and that those youth are more frequently young people of color.
A survey of youth justice agencies in 34 states — conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation — finds that admissions to youth detention centers are increasing, partially reversing dramatic declines in the first months of the pandemic and worsening racial and ethnic disparities.
Make way Millennials. Move over Generation Z. Demographers have named society’s next age group: They’re known as Generation Alpha, and they’re growing up fast.
Agencies and child advocates can use advanced analytics tools to model large, multivariate problems and refine evidence to help pinpoint which programs work for whom — and when. A new report identifies four principles to help steer the work.
On Nov. 17, the Casey Foundation will host a webinar that explores ways to better meet the needs of LGBTQ young people in foster care. Register to learn about findings and recommendations from a study by New York City’s Administration for Children's Services.
The Casey Foundation has funded the development of the CCWIS Model RFP, a tool kit designed to help child welfare leaders streamline their procurement processes to emphasize program and policy objectives — and prioritize outcomes for kids and families.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left thousands of out-of-work Atlantans struggling to afford food, while relief organizations are forced to operate with a shortage of resources. Read how CARE has led efforts to provide groceries and connect residents to jobs supporting food relief.
