The Typical Maltreatment Victim Is Young. Very Young. In 2016, nearly 668,000 kids were victims of maltreatment. Two in every five of these kids were 4 years old or younger. Get the data details. Read More
What Happens When Workforce Development Boards Consider Child Care Needs? Lack of quality child care keeps many low-income parents from jobs and education. Workforce boards could be a game-changer. Learn why. Read More
LEAP Partners Help Youth Build Financial Skills on Path to Success Many youth in care miss chances to earn, save and learn about finances. Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential aims to close this information gap. Read More
Pima County Reforming Juvenile Justice With Casey-Sponsored Training Pima County juvenile justice leaders completed Re-Imagining Juvenile Justice training and are re-thinking how they approach their work. Read More
Report Shows Support for Serving Youth Charged With Violent Offenses in the Community A new report finds most crime victims support serving justice-involved youth in the community and expanding community-based options. Read more. Read More
New Jersey Becomes First State to Implement JDAI Statewide New Jersey is the first state to expand Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® to every county — a major milestone for the initiative. Read More
Five Steps to a Stronger Child Welfare Workforce Hiring and Retaining the Right People on the Frontline Drawing on lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s multiyear effort in child protection workforce development, this publication outlines a five-step process that child welfare agency leaders can use to build and maintain a strong, stable frontline workforce. Read More
Five Steps to Hiring and Retaining Frontline Child Welfare Staff A new Casey guide helps child welfare leaders improve hiring and retention to ensure kids and families are safe, stable and supported. Read More
Webinar Highlights What Caregivers Need to Know About Kinship Care The Casey Foundation will host a free webinar to help caregivers and professionals support relatives navigating the challenges of raising kin. Read More
Young Hawaiians Play Key Role in Passage of Foster Youth Bill of Rights Hawaii passed a new law to support youth in foster care, shaped by young Hawaiians who know the system firsthand. Learn more. Read More