An Innovative Training Program is Helping Atlantans Get — and Keep — Jobs Researchers at Emory University compared a workforce training program called Atlanta CareerRise to more traditional training approaches. Their review found that Atlanta CareerRise did a better job at helping individuals get hired, stay employed and increase their earnings. Read More
Family First Prevention Services Act Will Change Foster Care The Family First Prevention Services Act will provide flexible federal spending to support kids at risk of entering foster care. Read More
More Than One in Five U.S. Kids Has Had Multiple Adverse Experiences In 2015-2016, 22% of children in the United States — more than 15.6 million kids total — report experiencing two or more adverse experiences. Read More
Expert Input: What It’s Like to Deliver New Training Series on Kinship Care The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released a five-part video training series, called “Engaging Kinship Caregivers” that is designed to help child welfare staff work more effectively with kinship caregivers. Read More
Helping Kids in Foster Care Learn to Manage Their Emotions and Behavior Helping children and young people in foster care learn to manage their thoughts, emotions and energy is a two-part process. This is especially true when foster parents, kin and other caregivers are working with children who have experienced trauma. Read More
Report Explores How Adolescents Leave Foster Care A new Casey-funded study by the Center for State Child Welfare Data examines the reasons that teenagers exit out-of-home care and the variables influencing their path. Read More
Close to One in Three Kids Are Screened for Developmental Delays In 2015-2016, 30% of children under the age of 6 — 2.6 million kids across the United States — are screened for developmental delays. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Transformational Relationships and Youth Success A new webinar hosted by the Casey Foundation explores transformational relationships and the role that these connections can play in supporting youth success. Read More
Book Shares Insights Culled From an Inspiring Career Serving Children and Families A new book, authored by the now-retired CEO of KVC Health Systems, offers lessons learned after more than three decades of leading efforts to enhance the lives of children and families across the nation. Read More
Three in 10 U.S. Kids are Overweight or Obese In 2015-2016, 31% of U.S. children ages 10 to 17 were categorized as overweight or obese. Read More
