Impact Investing and the Casey Foundation Learn about the Casey Foundation's approach to impact investing and who benefits from these investments. Read More
Report Series Examines Employment Trends for Black Americans A recent series provides insight into the high unemployment rate among Black youth and adults — and recommends policies to improve outcomes. Read More
New Jersey Becomes First State to Implement JDAI Statewide New Jersey is the first state to expand Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® to every county — a major milestone for the initiative. 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
Grads2Careers Places Baltimore’s Young People on New Career Paths Grad2Careers — supported by in part by the Casey Foundation — aims to connect young Baltimoreans to free job training, credentials and a career path. Read More
Jim Casey Fellows Lead With Wellness and Community to Transform Child Welfare Jim Casey Fellows led wellness and community efforts to transform child welfare through advocacy, healing and youth-driven change. Read about their work. Read More
The Importance of Young Workers' Voices in the Labor Market The Casey Foundation works with several partners to better understand how to uplift young workers. Learn more about these efforts. 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
Introducing PAYA: An Initiative to Expand Youth Apprenticeship Nationwide New America’s PAYA initiative, backed by the Casey Foundation, promotes high-quality youth apprenticeships nationwide for high school–age students. Read More
Children’s Bureau Advises Agencies to Provide Supportive Care for LGBTQ Youth The U.S. Children’s Bureau advises agencies to ensure that their services and programs for LGBTQ youth are “gender-affirming, caring and supportive.” Read More