Leading the Way: Colorado Makes Kinship Care a Priority for Kids in Foster Care In 2003, Colorado’s Division of Child Welfare placed 1,483 children in residential treatment centers. By 2016, this figure dropped 65% to 526, and the number of kinship placements in Colorado nearly doubled, from 1,308 to 2,401. The state’s dramatic shift toward kinship care is rooted in research and the result of an intensive consulting engagement the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
More than 20% of U.S. Kids Have Not Had Preventative Dental Care A healthy mouth helps children maintain better self-esteem, nutrition and overall health, according to experts. Yet, the likelihood that a child has teeth in excellent or very good condition varies nationwide. Read More
Nominate or Apply: 2019–21 Casey Children and Family Fellowship The Annie E. Casey Foundation is seeking nominations and applications for its signature Children and Family Fellowship. The executive leadership program, which will run from April 2019 to January 2021, aims to empower child and family-serving professionals to lead major system reforms and community change initiatives that get results. Read More
Adapting the Model: Successful Two-Generation Program Sheds its Residential Approach What happens when a successful residential program for single mothers and their children tries expanding without one of its key features? The answer, articulated in a new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, spurs even more questions — plus important insights — about two-generation programming. Read More
New Report: KIDS COUNT Shows Value of Long-Term Philanthropic Investment For more than 25 years, KIDS COUNT has been the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s flagship investment for providing public officials and child advocates with data, tools and policy recommendations to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.A new report tells the story of how a single data book documenting measures of child well-being tranformed into a mission-critical vehicle for building bipartisan support for proven solutions and policy change. Read More
Report Highlights Successes and Challenges of Casey’s Social Investments Since 2002, the Foundation has invested nearly $200 million in deposits, debt, equity and guarantees across a range of impact areas including community and economic development, housing, education and child welfare. These social investments have made a positive impact, resulting in both stable, affordable housing and job opportunities for low-income families and communities, according to a new report by the nonprofit Pacific Community Ventures. Read More
A Multistate Approach to Combating Systemic Debt A multistate effort is underway to ease the debt burdens of families of color. Explore early lessons from this work. 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
Generating Signals of Safety for Kids in Foster Care Signals of safety can go a long way when caregivers are working with kids and teens who have experienced trauma. If offered regularly, these supportive gestures can help young people build healthy connections with adults. Read More
New Casey Web Tool May Transform Case Management in Child Welfare Learn about Casebook, an Internet-based application that adopts some of the same social networking tools people use every day at home and at work to help child welfare professionals serve children and families more effectively. Read More
