Community Matters Webinar Explores Ways to Expand Economic Opportunity Locally The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative is the largest urban redevelopment effort in Baltimore in decades. A major priority of the initiative was to increase economic opportunity through job creation and contract opportunities for local, minority and women-owned businesses. This webinar explores and highlights the project’s efforts and achievements to that end, as well as similar endeavors underway in New Orleans. Read More
Download New Report on Connecting Kids in Foster Care to Families Download Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the latest KIDS COUNT Policy Report. Read More
JDAI Practices Ease Flow of Committed Youth to State Corrections and Sustain Lower Populations Texas and Louisiana have successfully reduced their youth corrections populations through systemic realignment, downsizing and shuttering of juvenile institutions. Read More
Exploring the Overlooked Role of Culture in Helping Kids of Color Succeed A case study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the important and often overlooked role that culture can play in shaping programs and practices aimed at leveling life’s playing field for children of color. Read More
JDAIconnect Power Users Recognized at 2019 JDAI Conference The Annie E. Casey Foundation has recognized an individual and a group as 2019 JDAI Power Users for their extraordinary contributions to JDAIconnect, the online community for JDAI® practitioners and people interested in youth justice. Read More
KIDS COUNT Data Check: Teen Birth Rate Hits Historic Low New data from the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Bookshows that America's teen birth rate has greatly improved in recent years. This historic low is encouraging as teenage childbearing can have negative consequences for both the mother and newborn. Read More
U.S. Child Poverty Rate Reaches Prerecession Level The nation’s child poverty rate fell to 18% in 2017. See how this rate has changed over time. Read More
Arianne Weldon to Manage the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Learn about Arianne Weldon, the newly appointed project director for the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Read More
Douglas Nelson Talks Early Education with Baltimore Leaders Former Casey President and CEO Douglas W. Nelson addressed the Baltimore Leadership in Action Program gathering where they launched their Five-Year Plan for Achieving School Readiness. Read More
Nebraska and New Mexico Embark on 100-Day Challenges for Young People Communities in Nebraska and New Mexico recently embarked on a community-driven, 100-day sprint to develop solutions aimed ensuring educational success and economic security for young people in or who have experienced foster care. Read More