Removing Barriers to Everyday Experiences: Normalcy and Foster Care The Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative addresses challenges faced by youth in foster care and aims to make their experiences as typical when compared to thier peers not in custody. Read More
Results Count Program Informs Plan to Eradicate Poverty in Washington In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Work Group has released a comprehensive 10-year plan to dismantle poverty statewide. The group’s main facilitator and writer, Lori Pfingst, credits Results Count with shaping her work on the project. Read More
Evaluating Race Equity and Family Engagement Strategies to Reform the Deep End of Juvenile Justice In a Casey-hosted webinar, presenters shared lessons from an evaluation of effort to deploy race equity strategies and engage youth and families in reducing incarceration and other out-of-home placements for young people, especially youth of color. Read More
Casey Foundation Forms Advisory Council of Youth for Juvenile Justice Work Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group has launched a substantive, new partnership with young people currently and formerly involved in the juvenile justice system. Read More
Webinar: Building Equitable Hiring Technologies and Practices A recent webinar explores how hiring technologies may disadvantage young workers and workers of color. Panelists discuss how to navigate online applications, as well as recommendations to improve hiring processes. Read More
1.7 Million More Children Live in Low-Income Working Families Today Than in Midst of Great Recession Rising tide of economic recovery did not lift all boats; it left millions shipwrecked, according to the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. State and federal policies that focus simultaneously on children and their parents can help more families enjoy the nation’s growing prosperity. Read More
Apply Now: Learn to Advance Racial Equity in Public Data Integration Applications are open for a training and technical assistance program — based at the University of Pennsylvania — to help education, child welfare and other state and local agencies advance racial equity in data integration efforts. Read More
Opportunity Passport Helps Young People Exiting Foster Care Achieve Economic Gains The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative’s Opportunity Passport™ matched-savings program supports young people who are transitioning from foster care into adulthood by helping them secure employment and increase their financial capability. Yet, the economic progress that a young person experiences varies by their race, ethnicity and group placement or foster care placement history, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Structural Racism and Youth Development Roundtable on Community Change Working Paper Series This publication explores the game-changing role that race plays in our country’s politics, economy and culture. It delivers clear examples, recommendations and discussion points aimed at helping the youth field address structural racism and forge a brighter, fairer path for America’s future. Read More
What Is Youth Navigation? This post explains youth navigation services, why they're important and how they can help young people thrive. Read more. Read More