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

In this episode of CaseyCast, the Population Reference Bureau's Linda Jacobsen talks with the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton about current demographic survey approaches, challenges and results. Their conversation covers — among other topics — a review of glaring statistical gaps, a call to disaggregate data and a look ahead at the 2020 census.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/straight-to-the-source-a-kids-count-demographer-talks-all-things-data/.

As the founder and executive director of StriveTogether, Jeff Edmondson built a network of communities committed to using collective impact to support the academic success of every child. In this episode of CaseyCast, the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton asks Edmondson — now the managing director of Ballmer Group — about his time at StriveTogether. They discuss the lessons that Edmondson learned during his 12 years at the nonprofit’s helm, including the art of falling forward and the benefits of starting small.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/jeff-edmondson-on-getting-communities-to-work-together-to-get-results/.

Casey’s Lisa Hamilton talks with Rafael López, the former commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, about America’s child welfare system. Their conversation explores the system today, how it works and where it falls short. López also shares ideas — such as leveraging technology and embracing human centered design — aimed at transforming the system to better serve children and families in crisis.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/rafael-lopez-envisions-a-better-national-foster-care-system/.

David Bornstein is a veteran journalist and published author. He is also a co-founder of the nonprofit Solutions Journalism Network. In this episode of CaseyCast, Lisa Hamilton talks with David about how reporting that focuses on responses to social problems can help kids and families.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/the-rise-and-role-of-solutions-journalism-in-addressing-social-problems/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Samanthya Amann and Brittany Hunter on the transition from foster care to adulthood.

Amann and Hunter are young fellows with the Foundation's Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. These young women work as advocates and they advise Casey in its efforts to improve the lives of youths transitioning from foster care into adulthood.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/foster-care-alums-weigh-in-building-a-better-exit-plan/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Liz Ryan, on the subject of Closing Youth Prisons.

Liz Ryan is the President and CEO of Youth First, a national advocacy campaign to end the incarceration of youth by closing youth prisons and investing in community-based alternatives. Youth First is a Casey grantee.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/the-case-for-rebuilding-americas-juvenile-justice-system/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Representative Stacey Abrams, on the subject of State Lawmakers and Kids and Family Issues.

Stacey Abrams is the House Minority Leader for the Georgia General Assembly and State Representative for the 89th House District, which includes East Atlanta and surrounding communities.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/georgia-lawmaker-stacey-abrams-tells-how-state-policymaking-can-help-families-and-kids-succeed/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Dr. Gary Slutkin, on the subject of Reducing Gun Violence. Dr Gary Slutkin is the founder of Cure Violence, a professor of epidemiology and international health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a senior advisor to the World Health Organization.

To learn more about this CaseyCast episode, visit https://www.aecf.org/blog/meet-the-disease-control-expert-who-is-curing-an-epidemic-of-gun-violence/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Ron Haskins, on the subject of Poverty & Opportunity.

Ron Haskins is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. A former White House and Congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families, and is also a consultant with the Casey Foundation. He's an expert on pre-school, foster care, and poverty, and he was instrumental in the 1996 overhaul of national welfare policy.

Learn more about this episode of CaseyCast at https://www.aecf.org/blog/moving-kids-out-of-poverty-is-possible-caseys-new-podcast-explores-how/.

Lisa Hamilton, Vice President of External Affairs at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, interviews Shirley Roberts, on the subject of Engaging Families in Child Welfare. Shirley is the Director for the, Division of Family Services, Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & their Families.

Learn more about this episode at https://www.aecf.org/blog/caseycast-podcast-highlights-delawares-child-welfare-system-successes/.