Building Financial Capability for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care This issue brief arrives 13 years after the launch of Opportunity Passport™, a targeted intervention seeking to build financial capability in youth transitioning out of foster care. Readers will learn about the initiative’s latest participant survey results, strategies for expanding the Opportunity Passport™ framework, and how policy makers can help strengthen financial literacy and experiences among foster care youth. Opportunity Passport™ is a product of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. Read More
Jim Casey Youth Co-Investors The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative's work to help young people make successful transitions from foster care to adulthood is supported by a network of co-investors. Read More
Art of Community in Atlanta The Art of Community event in southwest Atlanta will feature the official unveiling of a public art installation at the Foundation's 352 University Avenue site, as well as an afternoon celebration focused on community and art. Read More
The Power of Sector Strategies: Meeting the Needs of Workers and Employers For two decades, the Casey Foundation has supported sector-based workforce development as a strategy for increasing jobs and career opportunities for low-income, low-skilled adults. A new book, Connecting People to Work, charts what the field has learned about this strategy and what lies ahead. Read More
From Foster Home to Homeless Strategies to Prevent Homelessness for Youth Transitioning From Foster Care In America, too many youth are getting too old for foster care and falling into homelessness. This brief, a product of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, analyzes what we’re getting wrong — and how we can fix our patchwork system of supports. Even more, it offers fresh ideas on how we can keep this vulnerable demographic off the streets and striding toward adulthood on solid, stable ground. Read More
Civic Site Staff Talk Inclusive Community Planning in National Series Atlanta Civic Site staff shared their community-building principles and vision for making sure those most affected by community issues are part of the conversation — and the solutions — as part of an Orton Family Foundation conference call series. Read More
Promising Strategy Trains Workers for Jobs in Today’s Economy, Meets Employer Needs A new book, coedited by Casey's Robert Giloth, provides results and lessons from sector strategies in the workforce development field. Read More
On the Frontline: Improving Child Protective Services Investigations The Casey Foundation launches On the Frontline — a multiyear effort to improve child protective services in selected jurisdictions across the country. Read More
What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers? Low-Income Working Families, Paper 27 Using data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Moving to Opportunity demonstration, along with HOPE VI panel study, this report explores the reasons and rationale for families to leave housing assistance – and how their experiences compare with those households that remain on assistance. Read More
Eleven Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color Recommendations and initial funding commitments set stage for long-term effort to ensure success in health, education and employment of young men of color. Read More
