Safely reducing the need for foster care

  1. Safe Children
  2. Strong Families
  3. Supportive Communities
Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care while improving the safety and well-being of children. Our mission is to provide and improve – and ultimately prevent the need for – foster care. We are dedicated to building Communities of Hope, where all children can grow up safely in their own families and communities with access to the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential.
our impact

Decades
of hope

For more than 60 years, we have worked to help children grow up safely in their families, communities and cultures with the support they need to thrive.

National
Scope

We work with states, territories and Tribal Nations to influence long-lasting improvements for families.

Our vision

Building Communities of Hope

We have come to recognize that the safety and well-being of children must be seen in the context of their families, and that the stability and resilience of those families must be seen in the context of the conditions in the communities where they live.

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Working together to create change

Founded in 1966, we work across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and with Tribal Nations to build lasting change by supporting communities in transforming how they protect and nurture the well-being of children and their families. Explore resources for working together to build Communities of Hope.



What we do

We influence improvements to child and family well-being

We work with a wide range of partners, including the children and families we serve each day, to strengthen families and keep children safely in their homes, communities and cultures.

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How we do it

We support safety and well-being

We use our experience to inform practice, policy and the communities we serve.

  1. We work in partnership with public child welfare systems, policymakers, courts, Tribal Nations and community partners across the country to help develop practices and policies best suited to address the unique needs of the children and families they serve.

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  2. We directly serve youth and families involved in the child welfare system and use that experience to demonstrate and spread strategies that improve child safety and well-being and strengthen families in partnership with state, local and Tribal child welfare systems, courts and community partners.

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  3. Casey Family Programs partners with policymakers at the federal, Tribal, state and local levels to provide nonpartisan, accessible, evidence-based information and data to educate and inform investments and policies that benefit children and families.

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  4. We partner with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes across the country to strengthen their capacity to keep children healthy, safe and connected with their families, communities and cultures. We support their development and administration of effective and culturally responsive child welfare and well-being services.

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  5. We work in partnership with government, public child welfare systems, community organizations, courts and others to influence improvements to the policy and practices at the intersection of immigration and child welfare systems.

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  6. We work to change the national conversation around building Communities of Hope in partnership with national, regional and local organizations focused on improving the well-being of communities.

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  7. We provide support to our teams across the country so our work continues uninterrupted. Our staff work in communications, facilities, finance, human resources and organizational development, investments, legal services and technology services. Each of us has a role to play in building Communities of Hope.

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