Child Poverty Rate Remains Flat Nationwide New data from the 2014 American Community Survey suggests that the child poverty rate remained stagnant nationwide – a sign that the country’s economic recovery is still leaving the lowest-income families behind. Read More
A Model Move: Trauma Informed Community Building In a new report, researchers outline what they’ve learned about trauma-informed community building and how it can help promote resiliency and social cohesion among residents who have experienced pervasive trauma. Read More
New to the Neighborhood – and Loving It Meet Meghan Thomas. She’s mother to 8-year-old Khalil and a rookie real estate agent. She’s also the first person to buy a newly renovated home in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood – one of more than 50 being rehabbed as part of a multiyear redevelopment project. Read More
Casey Foundation Grantee Featured in Policy & Practice Case Commons earns high praise for supporting technology-smart casework in Policy & Practice magazine, a leading authority on public human services produced by the American Public Human Services Association. Read More
Two New Casey Initiatives to Focus on Education and Employment for Youth, Young Adults Millions of America's young people are struggling to find jobs — and to get the education and training necessary to keep them. Recognizing this, the Foundation is launching two new initiatives in September focused on ensuring youth and young adults have access to educational and employment opportunities that will enable them to become successful adults. Read More
States Speeding Up Adoption Wait Times According to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, kids are waiting less time to be adopted. Read More
Diversity Among U.S. Child Population Continues to Increase Kids of color will represent a majority of children in the United States by 2018, according to Census Bureau projections. Read More
Children Who Are Adopted by Relatives on the Rise New data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center show that the number of kids being adopted by relatives is on the rise. Read More
Creating Safer Communities: Lessons on Violence Prevention How can neighborhoods prevent violence and promote safety? Experts from around the country recently shared their approaches to increasing community safety. Read More
In Pursuit of Normalcy: Better Care for Children in Foster Care Annie E. Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy recently told a White House audience that one law has taken a critical step in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. Its promise? A sense of normalcy for foster kids and foster parents. Read More
