Youth Detention Use Reaches Highest Level in 19 Months Juvenile detention peaked at a 19-month high on October 1, 2021, yet remains 22% lower than pre-pandemic levels (Mar. 1, 2020). Learn more. Read More
Four New Cities Join Generation Work The Casey Foundation has selected four cities for Generation Work. Read how they will improve employment outcomes for young adults of color. Read More
Community Engagement is Key Ingredient in Casey Recipe for Results Empowering residents to tackle community challenges is central to the Casey Foundation’s mission to improve outcomes for kids and families. Read More
Data Tells How Virginia's Youth Justice System is Headed Toward a Better Future Virginia cut its youth prison population in half in five years by shifting to community-based programs, per the state’s juvenile justice report. Read More
Pursuing the Equitable Implementation of Effective Programs Researchers stress the need to embed racial equity in programs, noting culture and context shape success in communities of color. Read more. Read More
Keeping Children Out of Group Placements: Strategies and Alternatives Lutheran Services in America reviewed provider initiatives to help child welfare cut reliance on group placements in a new report. Read More
Nicole Lynn Lewis on Helping Young Student Parents — and Their Kids — Excel In this episode of CaseyCast: Lisa Lawson chats with Nicole Lynn Lewis, who leads a nonprofit devoted to helping young parents graduate from college. Read More
A Promising College-Readiness Model for Youth in Foster Care A new webinar from the Casey Foundation shares lessons and findings from a college-readiness effort focusing on youth in foster care. Read More
New Analytical Tool Matches Kids and Providers for Better Results Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) is a validated online tool to assess child well-being in welfare systems across a dozen behavioral domains. Read More
More Children Raised by Relatives and Family Friends, Report Finds More than 2.7 million children in America are raised by grandparents or other relatives at some time in their lives. Read More