Helping children, families, and communities grow stronger together.

Children and youth of color who experience foster care achieve family permanence at rates lower than their white counterparts. Casey Family Services supports research, promotes understanding, and shares relevant data to reduce disparities in opportunity and achievement within low-income communities of color and ethnic diversity.

The over-representation of people of color and ethnic minorities among children in foster care is largely an outgrowth of historical and current patterns of discrimination, segregation, and racism. These patterns have fostered disparities in income, wealth, housing, education, and health, and have made it more difficult for people of color to gain a foothold in mainstream society.

Casey Family Services considers how racial and ethnic disparities affect families involved in in all of its major initiatives and services, and strives to achieve equitable outcomes for the people it serves. As part of this process, the agency employs practices that reflect the community and are grounded in respect for local cultures, experiences, and aspirations.

In addition, Casey Family Services is part of the Alliance for Racial Equity. This collaboration reforms institutional structures that limit opportunities for racial and ethnic groups and disadvantaged families, and develops data-based strategies and resources around these issues.

Learn More

• Visit the Alliance for Racial Equity page on the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s Web site.