Three Casey Fellows Included in 2019 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 The NonProfit Times selected three alumni of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship for its 2019 Power & Influence Top 50, which honors “initiators and leaders.” The three have achieved lasting improvements in child, family and community well-being. Read More
A Road Map to Quality Collective Impact Programming With Fiscal Independence The Providence Children and Youth Cabinet Story This report examines how the Rhode Island’s Providence Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) has changed since adopting the Evidence2Success® framework seven years ago. During this time frame, CYC transitioned from backbone organization to agile and independent intermediary. Read More
Results Count Realizes Gains in Reading and Math Proficiency In one Minneapolis neighborhood, kids have made significant improvements in math and reading — all thanks to a Results Count and a long-term effort by the Northside Achievement Zone and an array of government, nonprofit and civic partners. Read More
Program Empowers the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders in Baltimore The Annie E. Casey Foundation, together with Community Wealth Partners, has launched a new leadership program that helps young people in Baltimore gain the skills needed to create self-sufficient, sustainable nonprofits. Read More
A Spotlight on Sector Strategies: Connecting Youth With Work This post takes a quick look at two recently launched Annie E. Casey Foundation initiatives — Generation Work™ and Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential — that utilize sector-based workforce strategies. Read More
Casey Grants Support Community-Led Workforce Development in Atlanta The Annie E. Casey Foundation has awarded several nonprofits $350,000 in combined grants to help residents in Southwest Atlanta strengthen their employment skills and find family-sustaining jobs that align with their career goals and interests. Read More
Casey Strengthens Infrastructure for Advancing Racial Equity Many organizations are looking to design an infrastructure that integrates a focus on racial equity at every turn — and the Annie E. Casey Foundation is no exception. Learn how the National Equity Project has helped create organizational change. Read More
Leadership Program Helps Health Advocates Connect More Kids and Families to Medicaid Members from the second class of the Children’s Health Leadership Network have completed the 12-month leadership program — and preserved, expanded or improved Medicaid in four states along the way. Read More
Cheryl Washington on Rebuilding East Baltimore and its Future Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, talks with Cheryl Washington, president and CEO of East Baltimore Development Inc., a nonprofit charged with overseeing the transformation of a disinvested neighborhood in Baltimore. Their conversation explores how the community has evolved so far, how residents shaped the project in unexpected ways and what other cities should know about tackling large-scale urban renewal work. Read More
Changing the Odds (2019) Progress and Promise in Atlanta 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. Read More
