Tarsha Jackson Receives Bimel Award for her Contributions to Detention Reform Tarsha Jackson won the Casey Foundation’s Natalie S. Bimel Award for involving families in youth detention reform at the 2012 JDAI Conference. Read more. Read More
Indiana Begins Journey Toward JDAI Statewide Expansion Juvenile justice stakeholders in Indiana reflect on reduced rates of youth detention in local JDAI sites and look forward to expanding the initiative. Read More
The Center for Working Families Inc. Helps Return $1.5 Million to the Community The Center for Working Families in Atlanta prepared over 1,000 tax returns this spring, resulting in more than $1.5M in refunds for low-income families. Read More
48 Million Americans Are (Still) Living in Poverty The poverty rate in America has remained stagnant with 48 million people in 2014 still struggling to meet the needs of their households. Read More
Living Cities Sparks Innovative Community Investment Read about Casey's former president and CEO, Doug Nelson, and his commitment to community revitalization during his 20 years of leadership. Read More
New Tool Kit on Implementing Normalcy Provisions of Strengthening Families Act A new toolkit offers guidance to help policymakers and advocates implement the normalcy provisions of the Strengthening Families Act effectively. Read More
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
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
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
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