The Foundation Awards Over $850,000 in Grants to Summer Programs for Baltimore Kids and Youth The Casey Foundation awarded $860,000 in grants to 43 nonprofits to fund summer programs for hundreds of Baltimore City youth in 2016. Learn more. Read More
Workforce Strategies Shift to Serve Young People During Crisis Workforce programs are shifting to help young people gain skills for jobs and careers during the pandemic and economic downturn. See local examples. Read More
Spotlighting Youth Engagement and Preventing Teen Placements A Child Welfare issue features Casey Foundation articles on youth engagement and keeping young people in families while in foster care. Read More
Success Story Illustrates How Improved Family Service Array Can Reduce Child Removals A Casey success story shows how Hampton, VA cut group placements and reduced foster care by expanding family-strengthening services. Learn more. Read More
Book Shares Insights Culled From an Inspiring Career Serving Children and Families A new book by KVC’s former CEO shares lessons from 30+ years of work to improve the lives of kids and families nationwide. Learn more. Read More
Millions of Children Living in High-Poverty Areas Increasingly, America is the land of the haves — and the have-nots. Read More
Campaign Puts Racial Equity in the Center of the Social Sector Diverse leadership boosts nonprofit impact, yet only 10% of CEOs and board chairs are people of color. Equity-focused cultures can close this gap. Read More
Youth Incarcerated in Virginia’s Juvenile Correctional Centers Present Ideas to Governor The Casey Foundation supported Virginia’s shift toward juvenile justice reform. Youth and staff met with Gov. McAuliffe to share their ideas. Learn more. Read More
Two in Five U.S. Children Live in a Low-Income Family Across the U.S., 41% of kids live in low-income families. While this stat has fallen since 2013, it hasn’t returned to its pre-recession rate of 39%. Read More
Training Young Women to Become Researchers — and Study Their Own Community's Challenges A new CaseyCast visits Adams County, CO, where a program helps young women train and work as certified digital interviewers. Read More
