Sue Burrell Receives ABA award Sue Burrell of the Youth Law Center won the ABA’s 2011 Livingston Hall Award for advocating youth rights in California and nationwide. Read More
Indiana Implements JDAI as its Platform for Continuous Juvenile Justice System Improvement Indiana has begun to make changes in their efforts to improve its juvenile justice system to better serve the state's youth, families and communities. Read More
Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities Eric Holder and Arne Duncan announced a policy to improve education quality in juvenile justice facilities across the U.S. Learn more. Read More
Second Year of Low-Cost RCT Competition Launched The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy is holding a three-year competition to select and fund promising low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Read More
Five States Selected for New Initiative to Help Parents and Kids Succeed Together A new initiative connects low-income families to early education, job training and tools to boost stability and break the cycle of poverty. Learn more. Read More
Apply for the 2017 Atlanta Community Investment Fund Casey is accepting grant applications for projects in southwest Atlanta. Awards range from $500–$5,000. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 20. Read More
Letters of Interest Sought for Low-Cost Randomized Control Trials The Casey Foundation joins the Arnold Foundation to support low-cost RCTs that build evidence to improve outcomes for children and families. Learn more. Read More
Report Offers Advice to Funders on Supporting Two-Generation Work A Casey Foundation report shares lessons from a two-gen effort to reduce poverty, offering insight for funders supporting early childhood success. Read More
Will Asset-Building Policies Lead to Equity? Applying the Racial Wealth Audit Casey has backed four policies to grow family wealth and shrink the racial wealth gap — tested using the Racial Wealth Audit from Brandeis and Demos. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care Over 25 states are tackling teen pregnancy in foster care. This awareness month spotlights progress and calls for renewed commitment. Learn more. Read More