Tiffany’s Story: Making the Change With Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential After exiting foster care, Tiffany struggled to care for her two twin boys. In this blog post, she reflects on her journey from hard times to a brighter future, courtesy of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s LEAP program. Read More
To Be Effective Advocates, Young People Need Support Daniel Mendoza, a founding member of Casey’s Youth Advisory Council, shares his perspective on what young people with system experience need to get involved — and stay involved — in advocacy work. Read More
Helping Funders Address Neighborhood Trauma and Violence Three leaders from the Annie E. Casey Foundation recently spoke at a national conference and shared early lessons learned from supporting trauma-response and violence-intervention efforts in Atlanta. Read More
Opportunity Passport Helps Young People Exiting Foster Care Achieve Economic Gains The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative’s Opportunity Passport™ matched-savings program supports young people who are transitioning from foster care into adulthood by helping them secure employment and increase their financial capability. Yet, the economic progress that a young person experiences varies by their race, ethnicity and group placement or foster care placement history, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Casey Hosts 100 Experts to Explore Building Evidence for Two-Generation Approaches More than 100 researchers, evaluators, funders, providers and other experts gathered in Balitmore to discuss strategies for evaluating two-generation work and the challenges of building evidence for these approaches. Read More
What Are We Thankful For? Progress! Since the most recent recession, Americans have experienced gains in the areas of education, economic well-being and health. Read More
Self-Care Skills and Strategies for Foster Parents Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without becoming overwhelmed. They must also take care of themselves — physically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. Read More
Young Americans Experience Gains in Employment and Education The percentage of youth who are unemployed has steadily declined since 2011 and the percentage of young adults with a college degree is on the rise. Read More
Nearly Six Million Kids Are Impacted by Parental Incarceration Close to six million kids in America have experienced losing a parent to prison or jail. Read More
Two States, Two Very Different Educational Attainment Rates Mississippi and Massachusetts are polar opposites when it comes to educational attainment rates among residents and also median income values among households with kids. Read More
