Pilot Project Embraces Executive-Skills Coaching for Young People Executive-skills coaching can play a meaningful role in helping young adults thrive at home and work, according to a new Casey-supported report. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Opportunities for Culturally Relevant Child Welfare Prevention This Engaging Tribal Mothers With Tradition webinar explores culturally relevant programs and how they can help prevent child welfare involvement. Read More
Advancing Advocacy Through Youth-Adult Partnerships in Mississippi Debra Jenkins-Kearney and Claire Graves discuss the work of Mississippi Youth Voice and the impact of youth-adult partnerships in their work. Read More
Year One of the Rural IMPACT Project Agency officials, funders, policymakers and service providers gathered at a White House symposium on November 17 to discuss early implementation lessons and future plans for Rural IMPACT — a public-private effort to reduce child poverty in rural and tribal communities. Read More
Increasing Employment Opportunities for NPU-V Residents Enrollment is now open for the Construction Ready program in Atlanta. This free, four-week program is offered to low-income residents to help them develop the necessary skills, tools and supports to secure employment in the city's construction industry. Read More
How Homelessness and Systems Involvement Affect K–12 Success A research review funded by the Casey Foundation, examines how systems involvement can affect K–12 education. Learn about its findings. Read More
To Be Effective Advocates, Young People Need Support Daniel Mendoza, a founding member of Casey’s Youth Advisory Council, shares his perspective on what young people with system experience need to get involved — and stay involved — in advocacy work. Read More
A Closer Look: The Generation Work Partnership in Seattle This post is part of a series that examines the unique challenges and opportunities of Casey's Generation Work partnership, which operates in five sites. Read More
New Mexico Improves Its Medicaid Claims System to Help Pay for Youth Services A webinar shows how New Mexico improved its Medicaid claims system to increase funding for youth services. Watch to learn more. Read More
Ohio County Expands Diversion for Youth With Misdemeanor Charges The Casey Foundation awarded Lucas County, Ohio, which includes the city of Toledo, a probation transformation grant to test part a new approach in juvenile probation. The Foundation believes that a significant percentage of those youth who would be customarily placed on probation would be better served if their cases were diverted from court. Read More