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Homeownership Among Immigrants Continues to Decline

Compared to kids from U.S.-born families, children in immigrant families are more likely to live in households that spend more than 30% of their income on housing (33% compared with 45%).

Children in Immigrant Families Less Likely to Be Financially Secure

Although they are more likely to have parents with full-time year-round employment, kids in immigrant families are more likely to live in low-income working families than their U.S.-born counterparts (37% vs. 22%).

More Children in Immigrant Families

In 2013, 17.8 million children lived in immigrant families, a 26% increase from the last decade. Of these children, 89% are U.S. citizens.

Taking Stock of the Texas "Closer to Home" Study: Ten Lessons for the Juvenile Justice Field

The Casey Foundation's Nate Balis explores the national implications of groundbreaking research on juvenile-justice reforms in Texas.

CSG Report Offers National Implications for the Juvenile Justice Field

The Council of State Governments, in conjunction with the Texas A&M Public Policy Research Institute, has released findings from a comprehensive study that looks at juvenile justice reforms undertaken by Texas.

Five Questions with Casey: Kweku Forstall and the Atlanta Civic Site

As director of the Atlanta Civic Site team, Kweku Forstall oversees programs, investments and partnerships to increase educational and economic opportunities for children, families and communities in several southwest Atlanta neighborhoods.

Second Year of Low-Cost RCT Competition Launched

The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy has launched the second year of its three-year competition to select and fund promising low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs).