New Proposal Calls for Return on Investment in Federal Child Welfare Financing The Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Initiative proposed federal funding reforms to improve child welfare practices at a Capitol Hill briefing. Read More
Ways to Limit Foster Care to Those Who Need It Foster care numbers rose over three years. Casey urges using proven strategies to ensure only kids truly needing care enter the system. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Dennis Campa Talks State-Based Advocacy Dennis Campa discusses how Casey uses state-based advocacy and national networks to improve policy and outcomes for vulnerable kids and families. Read More
Pursuit of the Dream: Building Credit for Life This video explains how poor credit harms families and offers tips for building good scores while avoiding money traps. Read More
JDAI Celebrates 25 Years — and Significant Drops in Juvenile Incarceration and Crime Sites in Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative are clearly better off today than before the initiative, based on data from 2008-2016. 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
The Stages of Adolescent Brain Development This session offers insights into adolescent brain development. Watch the webinar with Adriana Galván. Read More
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Moves to the Casey Foundation Today, the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative becomes a unit of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Lessons From the Field: Evaluating a Two-Generation Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty A new evaluation of Casey’s FES-ECE initiative offers key guidance for delivering integrated services to low-income families. Read more. 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