Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System A guide to juvenile detention reform This JDAI report explores immigration and juvenile justice, urging safe, fair detention practices for noncitizen youth and reduced reliance on detention. Read More
2014 Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Progress Report This publication provides a detailed update on the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative. Read More
Closing Massachusetts' Training Schools Reflections Forty Years Later This brief recounts a 2011 symposium on Massachusetts’ 1970s juvenile reform closure, summarizing key themes, outcomes and group recommendations. Read More
Nutrition in Low-Income Communities Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges This report shares strategies to meet low-income communities’ nutrition needs, showing how housing can help expand access to healthy food. Read More
Realizing the Power of Youth and Young Adult Voice Through Youth Leadership Boards This brief shares lessons from the Jim Casey Initiative’s work with youth leadership boards, including voices from foster youth and adult partners. Read More
What's Going On In There? Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Its Implication for Young People This fact sheet outlines brain research for teens and how kids in foster care are impacted during development by the lack of close relationships. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field A Proposal to Finance Best Practices This document compiles feedback from organizations and individuals on child welfare reform after the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper. Read More
Juvenile Detention Facility Assessment 2014 Update This publication provides a guide to help Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites improve conditions in juvenile detention facilities. Read More
Community Building to Drive Change Strategies for the Atlanta Civic Site This brief summarizes Casey’s decade-long involvement in improving community viability and family life in a distressed section of Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Prepaid Industry Scorecard Assessing Quality in the Prepaid Industry with CFSI’s Compass Principles This report compares prepaid cards to financial standards and shows their growing use among financially underserved households in recent years. Read More
