Three Casey Fellows Included in 2019 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 The NonProfit Times selected three alumni of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship for its 2019 Power & Influence Top 50, which honors “initiators and leaders.” The three have achieved lasting improvements in child, family and community well-being. Read More
What’s the Return on Investment? Using Placement Analysis to Measure Child Welfare Costs In this brief, child welfare leaders and agencies learn about an approach, called placement day analysis, that calculates the financial impact of diverting or shortening child welfare placements. Equipped with this information, decision makers can identify the right interventions and program changes to invest in moving forward. Read More
A Road Map to Quality Collective Impact Programming With Fiscal Independence The Providence Children and Youth Cabinet Story This report examines how the Rhode Island’s Providence Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) has changed since adopting the Evidence2Success® framework seven years ago. During this time frame, CYC transitioned from backbone organization to agile and independent intermediary. Read More
Most Parents Working Hard in 2017 to Provide for Their Children This post highlights 2017 data on working parents and families. It looks at state-level statistics, trends over time and more. View the data. Read More
American Indian Children Left Behind in Extreme Poverty In 2017, nearly 20% of American Indian children were growing up in extreme poverty. See how often kids from other racial and ethnic groups experience extreme poverty. Read More
A Closer Look: The Generation Work Partnership in Indianapolis This post focuses on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Generation Work™ partnership in Indianapolis. It is one installment in a broader series that explores how each partnership is working to position young people — especially youth and young adults of color and those from low-income communities — for workplace success. Read More
Variations in the Use of Kinship Diversion Among Child Welfare Agencies This brief shares insights and opinions on the use of kinship diversion as a preventative practice in child welfare. Its findings stem from four main sources: field work, stakeholder interviews, administrative data reviews and a digital survey tool. Read More
Helping Adult Learners Find Careers and Economic Opportunity While most jobs require some college or postsecondary training, nearly 23 million Americans older than age 25 lack a high school degree or equivalent credential. The good news? Career pathway programs — which combine adult learning and job training — can help. Read More
Reimagining Juvenile Justice Brings Professional Development to Frontline Staff Teams from 15 sites have completed the Reimagining Juvenile Justice (RJJ) Training Institute —and are ready to share what they’ve learned. The Institute helps juvenile probation staff and other juvenile justice professionals deliver the RJJ curriculum in their home communities. Read More
Children Harmed by Unannounced Raids; No Notice to Systems That Help Kids Left Behind Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, issued a statement after federal authorities failed to notify state child protective services about the needs of children who would be affected. Read More