New $5 Million Grant Program Will Connect Youth Facing Obstacles to Higher Education and Employment In partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fund, the Annie E. Casey Foundation announced today that it plans to award $5.4 million in grants over the next three years to help more teens and young adults complete high school and postsecondary education and build paths to careers. Read More
Young Leaders Tackle Root Causes With Results Count Tools A tool known as factor analysis is helping Jim Casey Young Fellows identify factors that determine how young people fare as they emerge from foster care. Read More
In Colorado, Making Smarter Decisions About Child Welfare Investigations With Casey’s support, Jefferson County, CO improved early decision-making in child welfare when abuse or neglect is first suspected. Learn more. Read More
As Pandemic Eases, Youth Detention Population Creeps Up A monthly Casey survey of youth justice agencies finds that the use of juvenile detention is down for white youth, but up for their Black and Latino peers. Read More
Violence Intervention Leadership Academy Graduates First Class The Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy's first cohort recently graduated. Read about their violence reduction work. Read More
Stephanie Hoopes on Building a Better Barometer for Financial Hardship Lisa Hamilton speaks with Stephanie Hoopes, a researcher with United Way who is championing a new measure of economic stability. Stream now. Read More
Foster Home Estimator: Helping Child Welfare Agencies Plan for Family Recruitment A new tool, the Foster Home Estimator, can help agencies build a more robust pool of foster parents by more accurately estimating how many additional foster homes are needed, especially for specific populations of children, such as teens or large sibling groups. Read More
YouthBuild and MyPath Partnership Helps Young People Build Financial Skills and Savings Two nonprofits — YouthBuild and MyPath — are helping young people grow the skill set and mindset needed to support their lifelong financial well-being. Read More
Census 2020 Undercount The 2020 U.S. Census likely undercounted children, and people of color — due to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a fraught political climate. Read More
The Benefits of Virtually Mentoring Youth Researchers explore the impact of mentoring youth remotely during the pandemic. Learn the pros, cons and challenges of these remote models. Read More
