Early Childhood Leaders Benefit From Results-Based Accountability A New Venture Fund report highlights how leadership development, like Casey’s approach, can strengthen early childhood education outcomes. Read More
Apply Now: Juvenile Justice Train-the-Trainer Opportunity to Develop Frontline Staff State or local juvenile justice agencies can apply to a train-the-trainer professional development program supported by the Casey Foundation. Read More
Supporting Leaders in the Transformative Justice Movement The Peer2Peer Exchange program trains young leaders impacted by incarceration and violence to drive transformative justice and expand its impact. Read More
Better Help for Systems-Involved Kids After Natural Disasters Child Trends will create a toolkit to help public systems address disaster-related trauma in systems-involved youth over the next two years. Read more. Read More
Competitions Seek Job-Training Ideas in a Changing Economy The organizations New Profit, MIT Solve, XPRIZE and other Casey partners will launch an effort to reshape workforce training in an ever-changing economy. Read More
Two in Five Kids Are Read To Less Than Four Days a Week Experts urge parents to read daily to young kids — yet in 2015-2016, 42% of kids under 6 were read to fewer than four days a week. Learn more. Read More
Using an Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Trauma’s Impact on Children Evidence2Success stakeholders in Providence turn their focus toward wide-spread school-aged trauma as leaders tackle one of the toughest underlying education issues with a proven strategy — Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). Read More
In Memphis, Effort to Boost Businesses of Color Gains Momentum Memphis launched the 800 Initiative to help 800 Black-owned businesses grow their revenue by $50 million. Learn more. Read More
Overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act Explore the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), its pros, cons and impact on child welfare and keeping families together. Read More
Leaders Commit to Young Workers’ Success at Maryland Business Summit The Maryland Business Summit brought together over 150 leaders to explore strategies for addressing workforce gaps. Read about the convening. Read More