CaseyCast - the monthly podcast of The Annie E. Casey Foundation

In this episode of CaseyCast, host Lisa Hamilton interviews criminal justice and youth development expert David Muhammad, who serves as the executive director of the nonprofit National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. Their conversation explores the failures of juvenile probation, the value of age-appropriate interventions and the importance of putting youth and their families at the center of this work.

The world of work is constantly changing, and gig jobs are on the rise. It’s an evolution that Sarah Currid, managing director of Samaschool, knows well. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke with Currid about this work and innovative ways to help low-income workers leverage gig jobs to build a brighter, stronger future for their families.

Learn more about this CaseyCast episode at https://www.aecf.org/blog/the-future-of-workforce-development-samaschool-is-thinking-gig/.

A new episode of CaseyCast takes listeners to Adams County, Colorado — one of the fastest growing counties in the state in both population and employment. It’s a community where families face many challenges, including higher rates of child poverty, single motherhood and teen births. It’s also home to an innovative effort that is helping local women, ages 18 to 24, train and work as certified digital interviewers.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/training-young-women-to-become-researchers-and-study-their-own-communitys/.

After 25 years at the Annie E. Casey Foundation and nine years at its helm, President and CEO Patrick McCarthy is retiring at the end of 2018. In this episode, his successor — Lisa Hamilton — interviews McCarthy about how the Foundation has changed during his career, what he’s learned along the way, and why he has a lot of hope for the nation’s younger generations.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/departing-casey-president-and-ceo-talks-change-challenges-and-lessons/.

The Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton interviews two leaders whose organizations are leveraging technology in the human services space. The guests — Casebook PBC President and CEO Tristan Louis and Think of Us Founder and CEO Sixto Cancel — introduce their company’s innovations and discuss how these tools can improve outcomes for kids, families and the greater child welfare system.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/fixing-americas-child-welfare-system-theres-an-app-and-software-for-that/.

In a new podcast episode, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton talks with the National Skills Coalition’s Brooke DeRenzis and Rob Garcia about building and sustaining a skilled labor force build and why this work is so important for America’s children, families and future. At the time of this interview, Garcia worked with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, Georgia.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/theres-more-skilled-work-than-workers-and-thats-a-problem/.

The Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton talks with William "Bill" Emmons, lead economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, about household income and wealth and the roles that race, age and education play in shaping family savings, debts and assets. Emmons also explains how changes in the economy — coupled with rising education costs and a shift away from pension plans — have made it harder for young adults and families to build wealth in America today.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/economist-bill-emmons-its-a-lot-tougher-to-be-young-these-days/.

In this interview, the University of Chicago's Derek Douglas and the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton discuss the potential of anchor institutions — large and place-based organizations such as hospitals and universities. Listeners will learn how anchor institutions across the country are collaborating in innovative ways to help strengthen families and communities.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/derek-douglas-on-how-the-university-of-chicago-supports-local-kids-and-fami/.

Carla Javits is the president and CEO of REDF, a philanthropy that invests in employment-focused social enterprises. Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke with Javits about common employment barriers, the role of social enterprises in workforce development and how her organization plans to expand its range and impact.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/carla-javits-is-focused-on-jobs-millions-of-them/.

Casey’s Lisa Hamilton recently spoke to the Human Rights Campaign’s Ellen Kahn about why LGBTQ youth are disproportionately overrepresented in foster care, what challenges these youth face, how agencies and families can offer better support — and more.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/hrcs-ellen-kahn-talks-better-services-for-lgbtq-youth-in-care/.