Program Builds Results-Based Approach into Human-Services Work and Coursework Randy Nelson was frustrated. As director of the criminal justice administration graduate program at Florida’s Bethune-Cookman University, he was short on tools to guide students who were learning about reducing racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. But he found just what he wanted — and just what his students needed — with Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA). Read More
Eight Strategies for Funding the Implementation of Child Welfare Programs Child welfare leaders have an enormous responsibility to ensure critical outcomes for children and families. With so much at stake, they need programs and practices that work. That’s why the Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a brief to help child welfare agency administrators and partners fund, implement and sustain effective evidence-based programs. Read More
Nearly Half of America’s Poor Are Younger Than Age 25 In 2016, 44.3 million individuals in the United States lived in poverty. Nearly half of these individuals were between the ages of 0 and 24. Read More
Poverty Rate for Latino Kids Hits Pre-recession Level The prevalence of poverty among America’s Latino children has returned to a pre-recession rate — 28%. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Hits New Low The rate of children without health insurance fell from 8% in 2010 to a record low 4% in 2016. Despite this big-picture progress — one in which every major economic, racial and ethnic group saw child uninsured rates fall — disparities persist. Read More
Health Care for Every Child All children in the United States should have access to quality health care. Research indisputably shows children’s health is the foundation of their physical, intellectual and emotional development. The Casey Foundation urges policymakers to resist efforts to reverse health-care protections for children and families. Read More
"Illinois Youth Advisory Board Gives Me a Voice that Counts," Says Ja'Vaune By the age of 20, Ja'Vaune Jackson had more than eight years of involvement with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. And, during these times, he had ideas about how to make the system better. Today, as a member of the Youth Advisory Board, he's sharing his idea and lifting up other youth leaders in juvenile justice reform. Read More
ARC Reflections: Trauma Training for Foster Parents and Caregivers Developed for child welfare agencies, a new skill-building curriculum to help foster parents, kin and other caregivers support children who have experienced trauma is now available. Read More
Evidence-Based Programs for Young Parents in Foster Care A webinar from the Annie E. Casey Foundation examines approaches that are designed to engage young people — specifically young people who have experienced foster care — on the topic of preventing unintended or untimely pregnancies. Read More
Expanding Employment Opportunities for Returning Citizens in Atlanta Georgia's returning citizens — individuals who are returning to their families and the community after incarceration — are experiencing a smoother transition thanks to an organization called Georgia Justice Project, which is working to minimize the effects of a criminal record and help the formerly incarcerated regain their financial footing. Read More
