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Our most recent press releases are featured below. Please click the linked titles to read the full press release.

Featured press releases:

June 2, 2008 Casey Family Programs Names Cari DeSantis Executive Vice President

June 2, 2008 Innovative San Diego Foster Care Program Finalist for National Carter Foundation Award

June 2, 2008 Improved foster care reduces risk of adult mental and physical illness, study finds

May 13, 2008 Casey Family Programs Celebrates the Inauguration of Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, a Bold Champion of Foster Care Reform

April 22, 2008 Casey Family Programs hires policy and child welfare communications directors

April 16, 2008 Casey Family Programs Appoints New Board Members

March 26, 2008 Casey Family Programs: Title Sponsor of Seeds of Compassion

March 12, 2008 Georgetown University and Casey Family Programs Partner to Help At-Risk Youth

March 12, 2008 Texas children and youth incarcerated at an alarming rate

March 3, 2008 Seattle, Anchorage Mayors Visit Innovative Foster Care Program

Feb. 11, 2008 Casey Family Programs hires Los Angeles County child advocate

Feb. 7, 2008 Legislators and Public To Play Mini-Golf in the Capitol for Kids in Foster Care

Dec. 18, 2007 Casey Family Programs Appoints New Board Members

Dec. 5, 2007 National Child Welfare Leaders Endorse Federal Call for Reform To Reduce High Number of African-American Children in Foster Care

Dec. 3, 2007 Casey Family Programs Hires Christine McPherson as Managing Director of Indian Child Welfare Programs

Nov. 16, 2007 Casey Family Programs hires Ken Patterson as managing director of child and family services

Nov. 6, 2007 Casey Family Programs and American Humane Form Partnership to Promote Safety in Child Welfare

Oct. 12, 2007 Casey Family Programs Hires Marianne Bichsel as Managing Director of Communications

Oct. 10, 2007 National Foster Care Foundation Hires New Public Policy Leaders

Aug. 10, 2007 Casey Family Programs and American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law Launch Legal Center for Foster Care & Education

July 18, 2007 Casey Family Programs Expands Presence into New York and Hires National Child Welfare Authority

July 18, 2007 National Foundation to Fund Employment Programs for Foster Youth

June 25, 2007 Alameda County and Casey Family Programs in Partnership to Better Serve Foster Care Youth

May 15, 2007 Casey Family Programs Says Urgency Needed When Addressing Child Welfare Challenges

April 24, 2007 No Child Left Behind Reforms Needed to Protect Children in Foster Care

April 9, 2007 Sacramento Theatre Company and Casey Family Programs Partner for World Premiere

March 19, 2007 Casey Family Programs Hires National Child Welfare Experts

Jan. 23, 2007 Civil Rights Leader Rachel Robinson to Address National Foster Care Foundation

Jan. 23, 2007 National Policy Experts Lend their Voices to the Foster Care Cause

Jan. 18, 2007 Casey Family Programs Expands Leadership Team

Jan. 2, 2007 Casey Family Programs Hires Senior Investment Executive

Dec. 12, 2006 Casey Family Programs Announces Congressional Leadership Award Recipient

Oct. 24, 2006 New study documents that African American families are treated differently, compared to Caucasians, in the child welfare system

Oct. 4, 2006 Casey Family Programs Honored by National Award

Sept. 29, 2006 Casey Family Programs Leader to Address 2006 Hispanic Caucus Conference

Sept. 21, 2006 Casey Family Programs Leader Joins Mayor of Anchorage in Diversity Week Kick Off

Sept. 19, 2006 Casey Family Programs Board Member Honored by U.S. Congress

Sept. 5, 2006 Casey Family Programs President & CEO, William C. Bell To Address Congressional Black Caucus

June 30, 2006 National organizations warn Health and Human Services (HHS) that citizenship-verification rules could lead to denial of critical medical services to foster children

June 29, 2006 Los Angeles Child Welfare Director to Join Casey Family Programs Executive Leadership Team

June 21, 2006 National Child Welfare Expert To Join Casey Family Programs’ Executive Leadership Team

May 23, 2006 Casey Family Programs to Testify Before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources

May 17, 2006 Casey Family Programs Announces 2006 Congressional Leadership Award Recipients

May 16, 2006 Casey Family Programs Presents Award to National Leader of Child Abuse Prevention

May 16, 2005 National Foster Care Month Events Continue on May 20th

May 10, 2006 National Child Welfare Foundation to Testify Before the California Assembly Select Committee on Foster Care

May 10, 2006 National Foster Care Month Events Continue

May 8, 2006 Former Foster Youth Shares Secret To Success: A Loving Family

May 3, 2006 National Foster Care Month Events Continue

April 26, 2006 Series of May Events Slated to Celebrate National Foster Care Month

April 26, 2006 Casey Family Programs’ San Diego office Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Feb. 27, 2006 Child Welfare League of America to Present Champion For Children Award to Ruth Massinga

Feb. 22, 2006 Casey Family Programs Launches Free Tools and Resources to Help Social Workers

Feb. 20, 2006 State Partners With National Foster Care Organization and Universities to Address Significant Increases in Children Entering Idaho’s Child Welfare System

Feb. 15, 2006 South Los Angeles grandparents and relative caregivers join statewide rally at state capitol and testify before Assembly Select Committee on foster care

Jan. 23, 2006 Rep. John Lewis Lends His Voice to Foster Care Cause

Dec. 7, 2005 Casey Family Programs Announces William C. Bell as New President and CEO

Oct. 27, 2005 Casey Family Programs Releases Statement on Proposed Cuts To Child Welfare Programs

Oct. 17, 2005 New Report: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Further Damage The Health of Children in Foster Care

Sept. 13, 2005 Casey Family Programs recognizes Senator Olympia Snowe for her commitment to at-risk children and families

June 24, 2005 Training for judges focuses on children in foster care

June 9, 2005 Casey Family Programs urges Congress to maintain open-ended entitlement for foster care services

June 7, 2005 Casey Family Programs Announces Election of Gloria Reeg to Board of Trustees

June 1, 2005 Casey Family Programs expands leadership team dedicated to improving child welfare systems across the country

April 6, 2005 Former Foster Children in Washington and Oregon Suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at Twice the Rate of U.S. War Veterans, According to New Study

March 20, 2005 Casey Family Programs’ Ruth Massinga Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

March 9, 2005 Casey Family Programs Recognized by Microsoft for Outstanding Business Achievement

March 9, 2005 Children of Color Over-Represented in Child Welfare System in King County

March 8, 2005 Casey Family Programs' executive receives prestigious Black Administrator of the Year Award

Jan. 20, 2005 Casey Family Programs announces election of Dr. Sharon McDaniel to board of trustees

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