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[http://www.casey.org Casey Family Programs] is the nation’s largest operating [[foundation (nonprofit organization)|foundation]] entirely focused on foster care. Since 1966, they have worked to provide and improve—and ultimately prevent the need for—foster care in the United States. As advocates for change, they are committed to their 2020 Strategy – an ambitious yet attainable goal to safely reduce the number of children in foster care and improve the lives of those who remain in care.
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| formation = 1966
| type = [[Private foundation (United States)#Private operating foundation|Private operating foundation]]
| headquarters = [[Seattle]], Washington
| location = United States
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| leader_title = President and CEO
| leader_name = William C. Bell, PhD
| budget = $127 million
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'''Casey Family Programs''' ('''CFP''') is a national [[Private foundation (United States)#Private operating foundation|operating foundation]]<ref name="york-dispatch">{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Greg |date=7 July 2016 |title=York County to pay $10K a month for CYF consulting |url=http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2016/07/06/york-county-pay-10k-month-cyf-consulting/86750342/ |newspaper=York Dispatch |location=York County, Pennsylvania |access-date=30 August 2016 }}</ref> focused on [[Foster care in the United States|foster care]] and child welfare.<ref name="AL-com">{{cite news |last=Thornton |first=William |date=10 November 2015 |title=Alabama's foster children finding better outcomes than national averages |url=http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2015/11/alabamas_foster_children_findi.html |newspaper=AL.com |location=Anniston/Gadsden, Alabama |access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Family Programs|url=http://www.myphilanthropedia.org/top-nonprofits/national/at-risk-youth/2011/casey-family-programs|website=Philanthropedia|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>


Based in Seattle, Washington, Casey Family Programs works in 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It has offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, New York, Texas, and Washington.<ref name="contacts">{{cite web|title=Contacts & Locations|url=http://www.casey.org/contact/|website=Casey Family Programs|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref>
They state that decades of front-line experience make them exceptionally qualified to identify various improvements in child welfare practices, and help states and counties implement them. They promote these changes by providing nonpartisan research to members of congress, state legislators and other policymakers so they may craft laws and policies to better the lives of children in foster care and their families. The foundation, established by [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] founder [[James E. Casey|Jim Casey]], is headquartered in [[Seattle]], Washington.


The foundation, established by [[United Parcel Service]] founder [[James E. Casey]] in 1966, has a stated mission to provide and improve—and ultimately prevent the need for—foster care in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Family Programs|url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/91-0793881/casey-family-programs.aspx|website=GuideStar|publisher=GuideStar USA, Inc.|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>
Casey Family Programs is also well-known for developing a number of tools used by Child Welfare Agencies, including the [http://caseylifeskills.org Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment]<ref>[http://caseylifeskills.org Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment]</ref>. Casey is also the founding member of [http://www.fostercarealumni.org Foster Care Alumni of America]<ref>[http://www.fostercarealumni.org/community/member_profiles/FoundingMemberCaseyFamilyPrograms.htm Foster Care Alumni of America]</ref>.


==External links==
==Work==

* [http://www.casey.org www.casey.org]
Casey Family Programs works primarily in three areas:
* [http://www.caseylifeskills.org Casey Life Skills Tools]

* Consulting: technical assistance, data analysis, independent research and strategic consultation provided to child welfare systems, policymakers, courts and tribes in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dreher|first1=Arielle|title=Empowering Low-Income Parents|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/jul/01/empowering-low-income-parents/|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=Jackson Free Press|date=1 July 2015}}</ref>
* Direct services: foster care and other direct services provided to approximately 1,100 children and families through community-based offices in nine locations.
* Public policy: child welfare data and other information provided to federal, state, tribal and local governments.

Casey Family Programs has developed a number of tools used by child welfare agencies, including the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment.<ref>[http://caseylifeskills.org Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment]</ref>

==History==

In 1966, the Casey family philanthropy, acting through their [[Annie E. Casey Foundation]] (AECF), started a child welfare agency (foster care and related services) in the [[Seattle, Washington]] area. When Jim Casey's company, [[United Parcel Service]] (UPS), moved its headquarters from Seattle to [[New York City]] in 1973, he gave the Seattle child welfare agency enough funds to become officially a separate, independent entity from the AECF. That organization is known today as "Casey Family Programs."<ref name="our_history">[http://www.aecf.org/about/history/ "Our History"], "About" section, official website, Annie E. Casey Foundation, retrieved 2015-08-05.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Partners|url=http://www.cwla.org/about-us/partners/|website=CWLA|publisher=Child Welfare League of America|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Hamburger|first1=Philip|title=Ah, Packages|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1947/05/10/ah-packages|accessdate=6 August 2015|magazine=The New Yorker|date=10 May 1947}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Krenmayr|first1=Janice|title=Here's a family plan to alleviate delinquency|work=The Seattle Times|date=6 December 1970}}</ref>

Casey Family Programs has evolved over time, broadening its role from traditional foster care to "reach more children and have more of a national impact."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harrell|first1=Debera Carlton|title=Casey Family Programs to cut 60 staff positions|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Casey-Family-Programs-to-cut-60-staff-positions-1100203.php|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=5 November 2002}}</ref> By 2015, Casey Family Programs claimed to be working in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.<ref name="contacts" />

==Related organizations==
In 1976, Jim Casey started similar programs on the east coast, creating [[Annie E. Casey Foundation#Casey Family Services|Casey Family Services]], based in [[Connecticut]] and serving the [[New England]] states until 2012.<ref name="our_history" />

In 2001, Casey Family Programs founded the Marguerite Casey Foundation to help low-income families. Casey Family Programs is also the founding member of Foster Care Alumni of America.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.fostercarealumni.org/history/|website=Foster Care Alumni of America|date=11 December 2014 |accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref>


==Notes==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.casey.org}}

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Latest revision as of 20:24, 22 December 2023

Casey Family Programs
Named afterJames E. Casey
Formation1966
TypePrivate operating foundation
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Location
  • United States
President and CEO
William C. Bell, PhD
Budget$127 million
Websitewww.casey.org

Casey Family Programs (CFP) is a national operating foundation[1] focused on foster care and child welfare.[2][3]

Based in Seattle, Washington, Casey Family Programs works in 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It has offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, New York, Texas, and Washington.[4]

The foundation, established by United Parcel Service founder James E. Casey in 1966, has a stated mission to provide and improve—and ultimately prevent the need for—foster care in the United States.[5]

Work

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Casey Family Programs works primarily in three areas:

  • Consulting: technical assistance, data analysis, independent research and strategic consultation provided to child welfare systems, policymakers, courts and tribes in the United States.[6]
  • Direct services: foster care and other direct services provided to approximately 1,100 children and families through community-based offices in nine locations.
  • Public policy: child welfare data and other information provided to federal, state, tribal and local governments.

Casey Family Programs has developed a number of tools used by child welfare agencies, including the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment.[7]

History

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In 1966, the Casey family philanthropy, acting through their Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), started a child welfare agency (foster care and related services) in the Seattle, Washington area. When Jim Casey's company, United Parcel Service (UPS), moved its headquarters from Seattle to New York City in 1973, he gave the Seattle child welfare agency enough funds to become officially a separate, independent entity from the AECF. That organization is known today as "Casey Family Programs."[8][9][10][11]

Casey Family Programs has evolved over time, broadening its role from traditional foster care to "reach more children and have more of a national impact."[12] By 2015, Casey Family Programs claimed to be working in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.[4]

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In 1976, Jim Casey started similar programs on the east coast, creating Casey Family Services, based in Connecticut and serving the New England states until 2012.[8]

In 2001, Casey Family Programs founded the Marguerite Casey Foundation to help low-income families. Casey Family Programs is also the founding member of Foster Care Alumni of America.[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Gross, Greg (7 July 2016). "York County to pay $10K a month for CYF consulting". York Dispatch. York County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ Thornton, William (10 November 2015). "Alabama's foster children finding better outcomes than national averages". AL.com. Anniston/Gadsden, Alabama. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Casey Family Programs". Philanthropedia. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Contacts & Locations". Casey Family Programs. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Casey Family Programs". GuideStar. GuideStar USA, Inc. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ Dreher, Arielle (1 July 2015). "Empowering Low-Income Parents". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment
  8. ^ a b "Our History", "About" section, official website, Annie E. Casey Foundation, retrieved 2015-08-05.
  9. ^ "Partners". CWLA. Child Welfare League of America. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. ^ Hamburger, Philip (10 May 1947). "Ah, Packages". The New Yorker. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  11. ^ Krenmayr, Janice (6 December 1970). "Here's a family plan to alleviate delinquency". The Seattle Times.
  12. ^ Harrell, Debera Carlton (5 November 2002). "Casey Family Programs to cut 60 staff positions". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  13. ^ "History". Foster Care Alumni of America. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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