An interview with Gina Miranda Samuels, researcher and associate professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago on sabbatical leave to assist in Casey's older youth and permanence efforts.
The Casey Foundation believes all children need and deserve a family, and, therefore, has invested significantly in advancing permanence for those children and young people in the foster care system. Permanence can take the form of a return to birth family, kinship care, guardianship or adoption.
A featured speaker at the Winston-Salem Foundation's annual luncheon in North Carolina, Patrick McCarthy talks about the critical need to bring community leadership to bear in supporting vulnerable youth.
Learn how the Annie E. Casey Foundation promotes greater use of evidence-based practice in child welfare, system reform, health, education, mental health, youth in transition, adolescent health and development and community building.
Helping residents become meaningfully involved in efforts to address community challenges is a critical, distinguishing feature of the Casey Foundation’s work to improve outcomes for children and families — and integral to Casey's mission.
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Connections to a job and caring adults made through this innovative program helped one youth put her troubles behind her and find the boost she needed to get back on track financially.
