Website Connects Government Agencies, Community Organizations with Proven Cost-Effective Programs Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, an interactive website that is part of Casey's Evidence2Success initiative, sets a new standard of evidence for what works to help children reach important developmental milestones. Read More
Talking Family-Centered Practice With United Way’s Henrietta Muñoz Henrietta Muñoz, senior vice president of research and evaluation at United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, shares her thoughts on adopting a family-centered practice. In this post, she discusses the values driving this work, training recommendations and how family-centered approaches intersect with evidence-based service models. Read More
New Jersey Taps Implementation Science to Improve Child Welfare Practices Using the principles of implementation science, New Jersey is launching an all-out effort supported by the Casey Foundation to institute evidence-based approaches to improve outcomes in its child welfare system. Read More
Series Explores the Power and Future of Social Investing Stanford Social Innovation Review's 11-part series explores the future of social investing, which is a growing practice among philanthropies interested in going beyond traditional grants to advance their mission. Read More
Expanding Child Care With Investments in Innovative Solutions The Casey Foundation is getting innovative with investing to boost the supply of affordable, high-quality child care in America. Read more. Read More
Child Poverty Still on the Rise, but Outlook for Children Better in Education and Health As the nation’s economy recovers, America’s children are showing some signs of improvement despite an ever-growing poverty rate, according to new data in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Engaging Youth in Foster Care to Build a Brighter Future in Baltimore Learn how a three-year-old partnership between the Baltimore City Department of Social Services and the Casey Foundation is improving the lives of Charm City's young people in foster care. Read More
In 2012, More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families In 2012, 35% of children (24.7 million) lived in single-parent families. Learn more. Read More
Ohio Extends Foster Care Services to Age 21 Ohio legislators recently extended foster care services to age 21 — joining 23 other states that are similarly providing critical support as youth transition to adulthood. A Place 4 Me, the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site in Ohio, was integral to building local support. Read More
New Publication Profiles Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows Sixteen leaders comprise the 2016–2017 class of the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, an intensive, 16-month executive-development leadership program. A new publication tells the stories of how these leaders came to work on behalf of children, families and communities and what they hope to accomplish in the future. Read More
