Casey Advances Social Investments in Philanthropy Learn how the Casey Foundation became involved in social investing and how it is using the practice to strengthen philanthropic results. Read More
Immigrant Youth in the Youth Justice System: What You Need to Know in 2018 Recent shifts in U.S. policy have placed noncitizen youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system at increased risk of arrest, detention and deportation. To help juvenile justice professionals navigate this evolving landscape, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has published an update to its 2014 practice guide Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. 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
Healing Circles Help New Jersey Youth in Custody New Jersey’s Juvenile Justice Commission has a new strategy — healing circles — to break the cycle of recidivism and violence for young people. Read more. Read More
New Guide for Child Welfare Leaders Provides Improvement Roadmap for Kids and Families A new tool helps new and experienced child welfare leaders develop an effective agenda for agency improvement. Read More
Results-Based Leadership Program Reports Improvements in Children’s Health Services The Children’s Health Leadership Network improved kids’ health in 14 states, boosting access to insurance, care and wellness programs. Learn more. Read More
Select Adoption Statistics for Kids in Foster Care In 2015, 112,000 kids in foster care awaited adoption; 53,000 were adopted. KIDS COUNT shares data on both groups. Read More
Minnesota Integrates State Data to Improve Early Childhood Programming Officials in Minnesota have launched the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System, an innovative information sharing system that integrates the state’s data on education, health and social services. Read More
Latest JDAI Results: Significant Reductions in Juvenile Incarceration and Crime JDAI cut juvenile incarceration by 50% and now focuses on supporting youth success and well-being beyond confinement. Learn more. Read More
What Is the JDAI Network? Learn more about JDAI, a national network of professionals working to build better and more equitable local youth justice systems. Read More
