Debra Joy Pérez Named Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning Debra Joy Pérez joined the Casey Foundation as VP of research, evaluation and learning, after success at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read More
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement of Youth in Federal Prisons President Obama’s move to ban solitary confinement for youth in federal prison marks major progress in ending this harmful practice, long opposed by Casey. Read More
Exploring Innovative Solutions to Community Challenges A podcast series, funded by the Casey Foundation and produced by Lemonada Media, explores solutions to community challenges. Listen to the series. Read More
A Decade of Data: Kids in High-Poverty Communities Across the country, 14% of children are now living in high-poverty communities, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Casey Strengthens Infrastructure for Advancing Racial Equity The Casey Foundation is building equity into its work with help from the National Equity Project to drive organizational change. Learn more. Read More
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, May Avoid New Facility JDAI efforts in Minnehaha County, South Dakota have proven to be successful by diverting plans to build a new a $14 million youth detention facility. Read More
FosterClub Offers Youth Perspective on March CaseyChat The Casey Foundation and FosterClub Executive Celeste Bodner teamed up for a Twitter chat on foster parenting. Delve into the conversation. 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
Diversity Among U.S. Child Population Continues to Increase Kids of color will represent a majority of children in the United States by 2018, according to Census Bureau projections. Read More
Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Helping Students Make the Grade Two women used a $4,200 grant from the Community Investment Fund to launch a Common Core Coaching education program for Atlanta students. Learn more. Read More
