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Reports, case studies and more from the Casey Foundation and its partners.

2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book

The 35th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book explores pandemic learning loss and its contributing factors to poor math and reading scores.

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Fostering Youth Transitions 2023

An examination of the experiences of young people in foster care and how child welfare systems help them transition to adulthood.

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Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness in America

An analysis of youth homelessness and ways systems can ensure all young people have safe, secure homes.

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Our Publications Series

The Casey Foundation occasionally releases its reports and tools as part of a series or collection.

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Operationalizing Equity

This report looks at the Casey Foundation’s decades-long journey to promote race equity and inclusion. Learn how Casey embedded equity principles in its operations.

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Parental Incarceration and Its Impact on Children

June 30, 2024

Explore parental incarceration statistics and what they reveal about the impact on children, families and communities.

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Centering a Holistic Approach for Systems-Involved Young People

August 19, 2024

LEAP partners are tackling the root causes of youth disconnection and improving outcomes for systems-involved young people. See how they're doing.

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Engaging and Supporting Kinship Caregivers

August 19, 2024

Learn what states are doing — and where they can do more — to engage and support kin caregivers when a child enters foster care.

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Guiding Questions to Advance Equity in Evaluation and Research

July 29, 2024

This resource shares guiding questions to foster a common approach for conducting equity-centered research and evaluation with partners. Learn more now.

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New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies

July 15, 2024

Kinship diversion can help keep kids out of foster care. Review state policies and understand why engaging family in these arrangements matters.

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Experiencing Probation

June 20, 2024

This report shares insights from young people and families who have experienced youth probation. Get their take on what's working — and what isn't.

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2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book

June 10, 2024

Explore the 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book, with child well-being state-level data in four areas: economic stability, education, health and family/community support.

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Changing the Odds (2024)

May 2, 2024

Comprehensive solutions are helping Atlanta make progress on racial equity. See updated data on Atlanta and the solutions driving change.

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2023 Annual Results Report

April 15, 2024

The Casey Foundation's 2023 annual report offers grant highlights, financial information and insights on measuring child and family well-being. Read now.

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