Transformational Relationships for Youth Success This seven-page brief shares lessons culled from more than 80 interviews with organizations, their workers and the youth that they support. Readers will learn about the pivotal and powerful difference that a strong relationship can make in a young person’s life and precisely what professionals and public systems can do to support these vital connections. Read More
A Place to Call Home in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Neighborhood By the new year, Brandi Oates and her family expect to move into a renovated, nearly 1,700-square-foot home in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood. It is one of 53 houses that the Casey Foundation purchased to help increase homeownership in the area and transform it into an inclusive community where children and families can thrive. Read More
Tiffany’s Story: Making the Change With Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential After exiting foster care, Tiffany struggled to care for her two twin boys. In this blog post, she reflects on her journey from hard times to a brighter future, courtesy of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s LEAP program. Read More
How Funders Can Help Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies A new Casey-funded report explores the powerful role that funders can play in helping anchor institutions strengthen local communities. Read More
What’s Happening at 352 University Avenue in Atlanta? This post checks in on the redevelopment plans for 352 University Avenue, a 31-acre property in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. Within the next decade, the Annie E. Casey Foundation hopes to transform the site into a vibrant space where residents can work, shop, create and play. Read More
Foundation Launches Partnership To Move Results for Maryland "Opportunity Youth" The Casey Foundation and the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children are launching a results-based leadership program aimed at improving academic and employment outcomes for youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working. Read More
Person Bonnie Howard Director, Equity and Inclusion Areas of Expertise: Community Development, Federal Policy Reform, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Racial Equity and Inclusion, State Policy View Profile
Person Catherine Lester Associate Director, Family Well-Being Strategy Group Areas of Expertise: Foster Care, Youth in Transition (Aging Out) View Profile
Person Bonnie Howard Director, Equity and Inclusion Areas of Expertise: Community Development, Federal Policy Reform, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Racial Equity and Inclusion, State Policy View Profile
Person Catherine Lester Associate Director, Family Well-Being Strategy Group Areas of Expertise: Foster Care, Youth in Transition (Aging Out) View Profile
Promoting Economic Inclusion in Atlanta With Business and Civic Leaders The Partnership for Southern Equity, with support from Casey, recently launched the JUST Opportunity Circle, a public-private collaborative working to promote greater economic inclusion in Atlanta. Read More
Year One of the Rural IMPACT Project Agency officials, funders, policymakers and service providers gathered at a White House symposium on November 17 to discuss early implementation lessons and future plans for Rural IMPACT — a public-private effort to reduce child poverty in rural and tribal communities. Read More
