Another Look at Child Poverty: The Supplemental Poverty Measure In the United States, 17% of children — 12.5 million kids total — are living in poverty, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure. This statistic varies widely by state, with the rate of child poverty reported as three times higher in California (24%) versus Minnesota (8%). Read More
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. Read More
Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent Learn about how to become a foster or adoptive parent in your state. Read More
Are Adult Decisions Doing Kids Harm in the Juvenile Justice System? The Foundation has produced a brief video to highlight how adult decision makers in the juvenile justice system, looking to address and rehabilitate counterproductive actions in young people, ironically make decisions that instead damage young lives and open the door to youth becoming a greater threat to public safety. Read More
May 15 Webinar: Preparing Young People for Workplace Success Join the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends for a May 15 webinar that explores how Generation Work and Positive Youth Development strategies are giving organizations a new way to help young people achieve workplace success. Read More
Eleven Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color Recommendations and initial funding commitments set stage for long-term effort to ensure success in health, education and employment of young men of color. Read More
Casey Joins Advocates to Discuss Gun-Violence Prevention on Wisconsin Public Radio Casey's Natallie Keiser recently joined community advocate to explore gun-violence interruption efforts on Wisconsin Public Radio. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Bart Lubow and Reducing Reliance on Youth Detention Bart Lubow, director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, talks about reducing the reliance on secure detention for youth. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Beadsie Woo on Protecting the Credit of Foster Youth Beadsie Woo, senior associate in Casey's Center for Community and Economic Opportunity, discusses building and protecting the credit of youth in foster care. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Rob Geen and the Importance of Family In this "Five Questions" edition, Geen discusses findings from the KIDS COUNT Policy Report, Every Kid Needs a Family, about the importance of connecting children in foster care with families. Read More
