Apply for the 2017 Atlanta Community Investment Fund The Casey Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Investment Fund, which provides small grants — ranging from $500 to $5,000 each — to support resident-led improvement projects in several southwest Atlanta neighborhoods. The deadline for 2017 submissions is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 20. 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
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
Webinar: Funding Two-Generation Strategies to Help Families Succeed Join the Casey Foundation on March 14 for the first in a series of webinars exploring what it takes to implement two-generation approaches. This session will focus on the various funding strategies organizations are using to address parent and child needs at the same time. Read More
Seeking Applicants for Boys and Men of Color Leadership Initiative in Atlanta The Boys & Men of Color Exec. Director Collaboration Circle supports nonprofit leaders advancing academic and economic equity. Apply by June 1, 2018. Read More
The Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan to Guide Neighborhood Transformation The Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan, developed by local residents and the Atlanta Civic Site, aims to revitalize the hard-hit Atlanta neighborhood. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Journalist Learn now a journalist can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Foundation Honors YAP for Outstanding Contributions to Detention Reform The Casey Foundation named Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. as the recipient of its 2015 Gloria J. Jenkins Award for outstanding contributions to detention reform. Read More
Academic Ladder is Extending for More Young Adults KIDS COUNT statistics show that today’s young adults are more likely to have an associate’s degree relative to 2008 (42% versus 37%), yet more than half of all young adults ages 25 to 34 still have academic careers that stop at or before their high-school graduation day. 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
