Service Numbers
The Jim Casey Initiative has served nearly 10,000 young people who have experienced foster care since its inception in 2001.
Drawing on 15 years’ worth of Opportunity Passport™ participant survey data, the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative reflects on its many successes and underscores its vision to help young people transitioning from foster care thrive in the areas of permanence, education, employment, financial capability, housing, physical and mental health and social capital.
The Jim Casey Initiative is transforming the discussion around young people in foster care, specifically those transitioning to adulthood without a connection to a permanent family. This once-invisible population is now often at the top of the national and state legislative agendas, and Jim Casey Initiative sites operate in 17 states, serving more than 3,000 young people in 2015 alone. Most importantly, these young people are crucial voices in the fight for the social, emotional, academic and physical well-being of youth in foster care around the country.