Santa Cruz County’s Multi-Agency Approach to Results Count Santa Cruz County, California, is applying the Results Count® framework across multiple agencies in order to achieve equitable results for all residents. Read More
The Unlearning of Child Welfare: Webinar Series Explores How to Rebuild the Child Welfare System The Casey Foundation cohosted The Unlearning of Child Welfare webinar to discuss rebuilding the child welfare system for better family well-being. Read More
Workforce Development Lessons From the Baltimore Health Corps Baltimore Health Corps, a city-run pilot, addressed the spread of COVID-19 and the resulting employment crisis faced by Baltimore City residents. Read More
Ensuring Equity in Government Contracting During a Time of Crisis A Casey Foundation handout shows how governments can boost jobs and business growth in low-income and minority communities through contracts. Read More
Poetry Gives Young People in Prison a Voice — and a Fresh Start This webinar recording explores how writing is helping people in pretrial detention and prison get excited about learning and hopeful for the future. Read More
Fresh Strategies for Creating Jobs at Big Ideas for Jobs The Big Ideas for Jobs project has once again tapped into the minds of some of the brightest experts from a variety of fields to come up with a new set of ideas that can lead to sustainable jobs today. Their proposals span areas of federal policy, industries and entrepreneurship. Read More
Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency. Read More
Adjusting for Relative Risk: An Apples-to-Apples Approach to Racial Disparity Data Child welfare agencies around the nation aspire not only to help children in their care but also to end racial disparities that too often plague large systems. One challenge to addressing racial disparities is understanding where disparities exist — and finding the right tool for measuring change. Read More
Honoring Its Roots, JDAI Selects Florida for National Conference The Casey Foundation will commemorate the 25th anniversary of its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) during the JDAI Inter-Site Conference in Orlando, Florida. Fittingly, detention reforms in Broward County inspired the creation of the initiative more than two decades ago. Read More
Helping Babies Thrive in Baltimore After Baltimore City’s infant mortality rate hit a record high of 128 in 2009, leaders from across the city launched B’More for Healthy Babies, a joint effort between policymakers, service providers, community organizers and residents to improve the health and well-being of Baltimore’s families. Read More
