Ke’Nekt Cooperative Backs Atlanta’s Black Businesses Learn how Ke'Nekt Cooperative helped Black-owned businesses experiencing hard times and encouraged civic engagement. Read More
New Evidence2Success Video Highlights Shifting Public Financing to What Works A new video, Evidence2Success: Tools for Fund-Mapping the Future, shows how Evidence2Success sites in Alabama, Rhode Island and Utah are pulling together local data to help communities better align resources with locally determined priority outcomes. Read More
Scholars Named to Program Promoting Diversity in the Evaluation Field The Casey Foundation recently welcomed 20 new scholars into its Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program, part of an effort to increase the ranks of underrepresented researchers of color in leadership positions in the evaluation field. Read More
La 25ª Edición del Libro de Datos KIDS COUNT Destaca las Mejoras Desde 1990 Los cambios en políticas nacionales y estatales han resultado en cambios positivos para los niños desde el primer Libro de Datos en 1990, sin embargo más niños viven en áreas de alta pobreza y familias monoparentales ahora, según el reporte sobre el bienestar de los niños de la Fundación en 2014. Read More
Instagram Series Spotlights Child Well-Being Trends in Four States Four of Casey's partners participated in a series of Instagram Live conversations to explore insights from the KIDS COUNT® Data Book. Read More
What We Learned From Making Connections Casey's most ambitious long-term initiative, Making Connections, yielded important lessons about what it takes to bring about lasting results for vulnerable kids, families and communities. Read More
Using an Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Trauma’s Impact on Children Evidence2Success stakeholders in Providence turn their focus toward wide-spread school-aged trauma as leaders tackle one of the toughest underlying education issues with a proven strategy — Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). Read More
Apply Now: Support for Meaningful Family Engagement in Juvenile Justice Now through March 17, 2021, state or local juvenile justice agencies can apply to receive consulting support on developing collaborative relationships with young people and their families. Apply now. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Kids Count Data Book: The High Cost of Being Poor “The High Cost of Being Poor: Another Perspective on Helping Low-Income Families Get By and Get Ahead” was published as part of the 2003 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Drawing on commissioned research from the Brookings Institution, it tallied disparities in costs such as food, transportation, health care, check cashing and other financial transactions. Read More
Helping Public Agencies and Nonprofits Communicate for Evidence-Driven Action A new brief highlights challenges and opportunities for organizations that want to ensure the evidence they share is timely, readily available and clear. Read More