The number of children and youth in the child welfare system has nearly doubled from 302,000 to 513,000 in the last twenty years. To reverse that trend, we must address the crises that pull families apart.
We know that poverty is the primary cause of family instability. And we believe that family support is a powerful and cost-effective way to keep families together.
Training parents
Through our community partner organizations, Powerful Families peer to peer workshops, we help low-income parents strengthen their skills as financial managers, as consumers of public services, and as leaders and advocates for their families.
Powerful Families programs are currently in place in Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Tucson, AZ.; and New York, NY.
Supporting families by strengthening communities
Healthy, vigilant, stable communities give children and families a better chance of success. Casey’s work has begun in two southern California neighborhoods where gang activity, poverty, homelessness, and inadequate access to human services impede community development.
In partnership with organizations already at work in these neighborhoods in school based collaborations, Casey will join with others to create stable communities that help families thrive.
Working together
We can’t do this work alone. We collaborate with community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, families, educators, state agencies, and other foundations.
Casey draws on expert research and analysis, and over 40 years of experience in child welfare. We use this knowledge to help our partners discover best practices—proven strategies that strengthen families and communities.