What's Best for Children The research is clear: Living in families is what’s best for children, no matter their age. View this presentation given to the National Governors Association. Read More
Webinar Highlights 10 Practices of High-Performing Child Welfare Agencies In February, the Child Welfare Strategy Group launched a three-part webinar series devoted to building high-performance child welfare agencies. Read More
A Message from Our President & CEO on Ferguson Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy shares his thoughts on recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Irene Lee and the Foundation's Work on Immigration Issues Irene Lee directs the Foundation’s work focused on ensuring individuals and families have access to economic opportunity and started our grant making around refugee and immigrant families. She sits down for Five Questions with Casey. Read More
Utah Evidence2Success Community Chooses Priorities for Better Outcomes Community and system leaders of Kearns in Salt Lake County, Utah ― one of four sites nationwide implementing the Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework ― have identified key priorities to focus on in their work to improve well-being for local children and youth. Read More
Bipartisan, Common-Sense Solutions In a Jan. 28 column, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlighted the recent re-emergence of compassionate conservatism, a strand of moderate conservatism that includes a focus on reducing poverty and promoting opportunity. Read More
Housing Burden Disproportionately Affects Children of Color Statistics on how the housing burden disproportionately affects children of color. Read More
Lessons from the Field: How Neighborhood Data Can Improve Low-Income Communities A new book, Strengthening Communities with Neighborhood Data, highlights successful examples of policymakers using neighborhood data from the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership(NNIP) to get a clearer picture of needed change. Read More
Making Homes Healthier and More Energy Efficient in Baltimore Safe at Home is a Casey-supported program providing free repairs to the homes of asthma-diagnosed children in Baltimore City. Tarsha Mitchell's daughter is one participant who has benefitted from this effort to make "healthy-homes" for city youth. Read More
Philanthropy’s Role in Helping Tomorrow’s Workers Excel A new report by the Aspen Institute examines the role of philanthropy in helping tomorrow’s low and moderate-income workers get ahead amid a shifting employment landscape. Read More