Southwest Key Programs Awarded National Council of La Raza 2013 Affiliate of the Year Southwest Key Programs, a National Council of La Raza (NCLR) affiliate, has been honored for the their efforts to help Latino youth succeed. Read more. Read More
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Joins White House Initiative to Support Young Men of Color Ten philanthropies are working with the “My Brother's Keeper” effort to create opportunities that help young men of color in America lead healthy and productive lives. Read More
Mortality Rates for Children Improved Across the Board In the past three decades, the United States has made across-the-board progress in improving the rates of mortality among children (from birth to age 19). Read More
Six Lessons Learned From Successful Campaigns to Close Youth Prisons A report from Youth First Initiative shares key lessons learned from successful state campaigns to close youth prisons. Read More
San Francisco Probation Takes New Approach to Technical Violations San Francisco’s Juvenile Probation Department offers sessions to help youth on probation understand rules, conditions and the value of good decisions. Read More
Child Maltreatment Rates Increase In 2011, approximately 663,000 children experienced maltreatment, with younger children being included in this group at an increasing rate. Read More
Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities A joint policy guidance package announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan aims to substantially improve the quality of education provided in juvenile justice facilities. Read More
We are One Baltimore Baltimore's Mayor has announced the creation of One Baltimore as a comprehensive public-private initiative to support opportunities for the city’s children, families and neighborhoods. One Baltimore will focus on areas the Casey Foundation knows are critical to the long-term success of this community and its citizens. Read More
Federal Grant to Build on Evidence2Success in Providence A five-year, $1.8 million grant was recently awarded to the Providence Children & Youth Cabinet for the Building Trauma Sensitive Schools initiative, which will seek to decrease post-traumatic stress disorder among middle-school students in neighborhoods with elevated levels of trauma. By the end of the grant period, the initiative will have served more than 3,000 adolescents. Read More
52% of Young Americans Are Not College Students or Graduates Education will play an increasingly important role in the future economy. Ensuring youth have access to higher education and training is more critical than ever. In 2015 — the latest full year in which data is available — only about one in every two youth, ages 18 to 24, was attending college or had already completed college. Read More
