A New Approach for Aiding Child Welfare Workers Has Surprising Roots: The Boxing Ring The Annie E. Casey Foundation is exploring how child welfare workers might benefit from a training method designed to help professionals make strategic decisions in high-stakes jobs. Read More
Jim Casey Initiative Builds on Momentum in Advancing its Vision for Young People A new Casey report, Preparing for the Road Ahead: Helping Young People Transition from Foster Care to Adulthood, touts the successes and underscores the vision of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative in helping young people in foster care socially, emotionally, financially, intellectually and physically. Read More
Reimagining How To Serve Young People in a Pandemic The pandemic forced nonprofits to adapt how they work with high schoolers. Read how one organization pivoted to reach thousands more youth. Read More
Helping Universities Promote Economic Inclusion: A Step-by-Step Guide Drawing on its work in West Philadelphia, Drexel University has produced a guide to help universities and other large institutions expand job opportunities, increase wealth and boost wages for low-income people of color. Read More
The Center for Working Families Inc. Helps Return $1.5 Million to the Community The Center for Working Families in Atlanta prepared more than 1,000 tax returns this spring, resulting in more than $1.5 million in refunds for low-income families and communities. Read More
KIDS COUNT Checkup: A Look at Low-Birthweight Babies Today in America, about 1 in 13 newborns — 319,000 babies total — is born at a low birthweight. This statistic has fallen by more than 28,000 newborns in the last seven years, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Fiscal Analysis Shows “When Child Welfare Works” Recommendations Add Up Child Trends reviews the Casey Foundation's proposal to reform child welfare financing, and our recommendations are found to be sound. Read More
Casey's Laura Speer Discusses U.S. Census Findings with CBS News CBS News interviews Laura Speer, associate director for policy reform and advocacy, on America's changing racial landscape. Read More
Two Out of Three Kids in America Are Living With Both Parents Two out of three children in America live in a married-couple household, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Event Highlights Results From New York City’s Close to Home Initiative President and CEO Patrick McCarthy recently spoke about how youth prisons fail kids — and how New York City’s Close to Home initiative serves as a model for juvenile justice systems across the country. Read More