Our Statement on Ending DACA Today’s decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) policy effectively disrupts the futures of the nearly 800,000 young people who have called the United States home since childhood and represents an incredible loss for America. Read More
Casey Shares Insights From its Journey Toward Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion Casey Foundation employees learned that their staff had transformed, in less than a decade, from a workforce that was 60% white to one that was nearly 60% people of color. A new document, Operationalizing Equity, examines how this evolution unfolded. Read More
Scholars Named to Program Promoting Diversity in the Evaluation Field The Casey Foundation recently welcomed 20 new scholars into its Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program, part of an effort to increase the ranks of underrepresented researchers of color in leadership positions in the evaluation field. Read More
New Report Shows Racial Barriers Prevent Children of Color and Immigrant Children from Reaching Potential, Postrecession The Casey Foundation's 2017 Race for Results report reveals persistent disparities for children of color and kids in immigrant families. The report urges lawmakers to back policies that level the playing field for all kids. Read More
Two Leaders Confront a Major Roadblock — Structural Racism — in Their Pursuit of Equity On paper, the two leaders shared a goal: to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. In reality, their different perspectives coupled with unaddressed pain and anger stemming from structural racism threatened to undermine their work. Read More
Apply Today: New Leadership Program Open to NPU-V Residents Now through Jan. 31, 2018, residents of Atlanta's Neighborhood Planning Unit-V can apply to participate in a new nine-month leadership program aimed at helping residents effect positive community change. Read More
The Number of Bilingual Kids in America Continues to Rise In 2016, 22% of children in the United States — slightly more than 12 million kids total — spoke a language other than English at home. This rate has risen 2%, by 1.2 million kids, in the last decade. Read More
Campaign Puts Racial Equity in the Center of the Social Sector Diverse leadership makes nonprofits more effective, according to research. Yet, in the nonprofit sector today, just 10% of CEOs and board chairs and 16% of board members are people of color. Leveling this professional playing field involves building organizational cultures in the social sector that place racial equity at the center of internal operations and external programing. Read More
Improving Foster Care for Young People of Color Social, systemic and structural barriers create disparate and disheartening outcomes for young people of color in foster care. Learn how the Annie E. Casey Foundation and its Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative are pushing for better strategies and fairer outcomes. Read More
More Than Half of Kids in Immigrant Families Lived in Low-Income Households in 2016 Compared to kids in U.S.-born families, kids in immigrant families are more likely to grow up in low-income households. They are also more likely to have parents who work full-time year-round. Read More
