Review Highlights Research, Policy and Practices to Best Serve LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care The Casey Foundation has captured and synthesized an array of research and materials on how child welfare agencies can best serve LGBTQ youth in a new literature review. Read More
One-Fourth of Kids in Immigrant Families Are Living in Poverty In 2015, one in four children lived in immigrant families in the United States. These children are more likely to live in poverty than their peers from U.S.-born families, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Developing Consistent Standards for Quality in the Payroll Card Industry An upcoming webinar from the Center for Financial Services Innovation will highlight industry-wide best practices for payroll cards, which are often used as an alternative to direct-deposit or check payments — and the industry's future. Read More
Debra Joy Pérez Named Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning Debra Joy Pérez joined the Casey Foundation as VP of research, evaluation and learning, after success at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read More
Nov. 12 Webinar to Highlight New KIDS COUNT Policy Report The Casey Foundation will host a Nov. 12 webinar to discuss our new policy report, Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach. This session will focus on ways the public, nonprofit and private sectors can work together to help equip the 10 million low-income families with young children in the United States with the tools they need to move out of poverty and thrive. 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
Capturing the Big Ideas to Create More Jobs Big Ideas for Jobs is an online portal where officials, business leaders and local leaders share ideas, learn from each other and highlight solutions. Read More
Equitably Addressing COVID-19 and Economic Turmoil in Baltimore The Baltimore Health Corps aims to employ 300 Baltimoreans to trace COVID-19 infections and coordinate care for those who contract the disease. Learn more. Read More
Tiffany’s Story: Making the Change With Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential After exiting foster care, Tiffany struggled to care for her two twin boys. In this blog post, she reflects on her journey from hard times to a brighter future, courtesy of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s LEAP program. Read More
Improving Access to Support Services for Teens in Foster Care An Instagram Live conversation discussed strategies to help more young people access federally funded services provided by child welfare agencies. Watch the recording. Read More
