New Lead Agency Helms Jim Casey Initiative’s Mississippi Site A new lead partner agency, Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, helms the Jim Casey Youth site in Mississippi. The nonprofit joins 17 other lead partner agencies across the Jim Casey Youth network. Read More
Giving Kids a Healthy Start Educare Atlanta’s 2011 Healthy Beginnings program blends education and health to help kids thrive and succeed by third grade. Learn more. Read More
Foster Parents Help Kids in Foster Care Overcome Impact of Trauma Casey-supported training equips foster parents with tools to help children heal from trauma and build skills for healthy development. Read more. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Dennis Campa Talks State-Based Advocacy Casey’s Dennis Campa oversees two national networks of state advocacy organizations focused on improving the lives of vulnerable kids and families. In this Five Questions edition, Campa talks about the importance of state-based advocacy and how the Foundation uses national networks to help drive state policy reform. Read More
Casey Names 12 to its Juvenile Justice Youth Advisory Council The Casey Foundation named 12 young adults with justice system experience to its Youth Advisory Council to help shape reform efforts. Learn more. Read More
Report: How Student Loan Debt and Forgiveness Plans Affect Atlanta’s Borrowers of Color Black Atlantans face disproportionate student debt loads. Get data on these borrowers and ideas for supporting their debt relief. Read More
Push to Strengthen Black Entrepreneurship in Atlanta Receives $1 Million Boost The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative received $1M to boost Black entrepreneurship in Atlanta and help close the racial wealth gap — with Casey support. Read More
Tips for Collaborating Across Sectors to Achieve Results A new working paper shares insights and tips from practitioners and investors involved in multisector efforts to achieve common, focused results that improve the circumstances for kids, families and communities — also known as collective impact. Read More
New Resource Aims to Align Terms and Concepts Related to Adolescent Development Child Trends has launched an online resource offering science-based definitions for terms and concepts related to adolescent development. Read More
Casebook's Unique Features Garnering Attention and Awards This is the last in a four-part series about Casebook, a state-of-the-art tool to help child welfare workers track and improve results for children in their care. This installment looks at the successes of the Casebook team in bringing the platform to market. Read More
