Blog Archive

Lifelong Success Starts With Reading, Says New Report

A KIDS COUNT special report calls on the United States to make reading proficinetly by the end of third grade a national priority.

African-American, American Indian and Latino Children Have the Most Barriers to Success

Nationally, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new Race for Results Index shows that no racial group has all children meeting the recommended milestones.

One Baltimore for Jobs Strengthens Local Workforce Systems

One Baltimore for Jobs, an initiative supported by the Casey Foundation, has helped hundreds of young adults from disinvested city neighborhoods get jobs in construction, health care, transportation and other high-growth industries.

Expanding the Bench Makes a Move

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has tapped Change Matrix to take the helm of two Expanding the Bench efforts aimed at increasing diversity in research and evaluation.

Casey Shares Insights From its Journey Toward Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion

Casey Foundation employees learned that their staff had transformed, in less than a decade, from a workforce that was 60% white to one that was nearly 60% people of color. A new document, Operationalizing Equity, examines how this evolution unfolded.

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.

Report: Philanthropy Must Invest in Grassroots Movements in Atlanta

Grassroots organizations are partnering with resident leaders to address Atlanta’s persistent racial wealth gap and expand opportunities for its immigrant, black and LGBTQ communities. But philanthropy must do more to help ensure these organizations thrive, according to a new report

Debra Joy Pérez on Possibilities and Opportunities for Youth

Casey's Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning, Debra Joy Pérez, discusses demographic trends and creating pathways to opportunity for youth.