Cost Avoidance The Business Case for Investing in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care This brief outlines the taxpayer costs of poor foster care outcomes, focusing on education, parenthood and justice system involvement. Read More
Success Beyond 18: A Better Path for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood This report urges extending foster care to age 21 and offering tailored support to help young adults transition successfully to adulthood. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Beadsie Woo on Protecting the Credit of Foster Youth Beadsie Woo, senior associate in Casey's Center for Community and Economic Opportunity, discusses building and protecting the credit of foster care youth. Read More
Washington State Welcomes 9th JDAI Site The Clark County Juvenile Court became the ninth jurisdiction in WA to participate in JDAI. A community event launching the initiative was held in 2013. Read More
Annual JDAI Conference Celebrates Success The 19th JDAI Interstate Conference in 2012 included more than 40 workshops and celebrated the initiative's past two decades of success. Read more. Read More
Tarsha Jackson Receives Bimel Award for her Contributions to Detention Reform Tarsha Jackson won the Casey Foundation’s Natalie S. Bimel Award for involving families in youth detention reform at the 2012 JDAI Conference. Read more. Read More
Success Beyond 18 Initiative is Launched by Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Success Beyond 18, led by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, helps youth transition from foster care to adulthood through advocacy and support. Read More
Sites Selected to Pilot New Deep-End Reform Strategy At the 2012 JDAI Conference, leaders discussed expanding efforts to reduce youth incarceration and out-of-home placements. Read more. Read More
The Affordable Care Act Implications for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care The ACA allows former foster youth to get Medicaid until age 26. This brief outlines 7 ways to improve health coverage and outcomes for these young adults. Read More
Infant Mortality Rate at Historic Low The rate of infant mortality has dropped 34% since 1990 in the United States. This proves to be an all-time low in the country. Read More
