Developing pathways for parents to become financially stable and support their children’s healthy development and academic success.
Helping low-income parents and other adults find good jobs and steady incomes.
National partnerships and state-level initiatives are building workers’ skills to meet employers’ needs while also strengthening policies for adult education, job training, economic development and other resources to help individuals find and keep jobs and build careers.
Nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce. With new research, Casey offers recommendations to support youth in gaining a stronger foothold in the economy.
Throughout the nation, the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training program equips individuals with the literacy, work and life skills they need to earn credentials and get to work.
Supporting working parents and other adults to manage their money effectively and meet immediate needs.
Between 2001 and 2008, 1.37 million free tax returns were prepared at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites across the country in an effort to help families leverage the earned income tax credit without paying large fees.
Recognizing that a job is not enough, Casey’s Center for Working Families approach connects low-income individuals to public benefits, tax credits and job training, while also providing financial coaching and education to help families budget for household needs and plan for the future.
Encouraging parents and other adults to pay off debt and remain financially stable for the long term.
During the Great Recession, families in low-income neighborhoods were disproportionately affected by the crisis due to targeted subprime lending, less access to traditional credit sources and higher unemployment rates.
With some 70 million Americans having poor credit scores or no credit history, the Foundation has developed tips to help families avoid money traps that can drag down credit scores.
An effective strategy to assist low-income individuals and families with reaching financial stability and moving up the economic ladder.
Strategies to help individuals and families build financial assets and become adept at managing their money responsibly.
Investments aimed at linking individuals disconnected from the workforce or school to opportunities for jobs, education and achieving the American Dream.
Launched in 1995, the Jobs Initiative was an eight-year effort in six cities to connect inner-city adults to family-supporting jobs and to improve the way urban labor markets worked for low-income, low-skilled workers. The initiative's lessons continue to inform Casey's work to improve economic stability for families and communities.
UPS and Casey spearheaded this program in Baltimore, and it has since spread to cities and communities across the nation. The program links UPS and other large employers with community organizations and human services agencies to help prepare young people for independence as they age out of foster care.
Changing the Odds: Progress and Promise in Atlanta highlights innovative policies and approaches community leaders are using to ensure all residents can access the opportunities necessary for them to fully contribute to, and benefit from, the city’s growing economy.
This report — a follow-up to Changing the Odds: The Race for Results in Atlanta — focuses on promising policies and approaches that, if enacted on a larger scale, could help dismantle the systemic barriers that have kept too many Atlantans of color from reaching their full potential.
The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative (AWBI) has received a $1 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This investment — coupled with support from Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Kendeda Fund — will advance the initiative’s efforts to bolster African-American entrepreneurship in Atlanta while also closing the city’s racial wealth gap.