Members of the 1995 Children and Family Fellowship Nine leaders from across the country have been named to the 1995 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
One in Five Children is Food Insecure in 2010 Recent data show that more than 1 in 5 U.S. children lived in homes that were food insecure at some point during the year. Read More
Child Poverty Declines After Peaking in 2011 After the Great Recession, the nation's child poverty rate increased steadily, peaking at 23% in 2011. Since then, the rate has been on a slow decline and, in 2015, reached its lowest level in five years, at which point one out of every five children lived in poverty. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award Lynn Ausley and Frankie Guzman won Casey’s 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award for their work in youth justice reform in WA and CA. Read More
Network Helps Diverse Communities Improve Third-Grade Reading Learn how communities from Providence to Oakland are benefiting from a national campaign to ensure that children reach third-grade reading proficiency. Read More
Pursuit of the Dream: Building Credit for Life This video explains how poor credit harms families and offers tips for building good scores while avoiding money traps. 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
Webinar: Assessing Readiness for Implementation With the Hexagon Tool This webinar recording explores a simple approach — the Hexagon Tool — that can help child welfare leaders assess and select the right evidence-based program. It is the third session in a four-part webinar series called Leading With Evidence. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Cynthia Weaver on Bringing Evidence2Success to Alabama As a senior associate with Casey’s Evidence-Based Practice Team, Cynthia Weaver works to expand the use of programs backed by scientific evidence to reap results in helping vulnerable kids and families succeed. Read More
Implementing the Substance Use Disorder Provisions in Family First Act Children and Family Futures hosted the webinar, Implementing the Substance Use Disorder Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act in 2020. Read More
