College Connections
Casey created opportunities for parents to visit colleges so they could recognize that their children could be successful there.
A goal of the Casey Foundation is for all young people in tough neighborhoods to graduate from school prepared for adult success. In a poor section of Atlanta, Georgia, Casey partnered with local leaders to promote a preschool-through-college-graduation “connection strategy” that made strides toward school success. This publication chronicles the stories and some of the results achieved by this connection effort.
About 67% of new jobs in 2007 required education or training beyond high school. Yet the education system did not prepare young people of color to qualify.