Low Reading Scores Show Majority of U.S. Children Not Prepared for Future Success A KIDS COUNT data snapshot finds that 80% of lower-income fourth graders and 66% of all kids are not reading proficiently. Reading on grade level by the end of third grade is a key predictor of a student’s future educational and economic success. Read More
Annie E. Casey Foundation Leader in Juvenile Justice Reform to Retire Bart Lubow, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will retire June 30 after 22 years of leading the Foundation’s work to seek safer and more effective alternatives for young people who get into trouble with the law. Read More
Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities More than 25 percent of kids in rural areas live in poverty, which is a significantly higher rate than in the suburbs. Learn how the Foundation is working to connect rural families to opportunities. Read More
Policy Report Explores Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT policy report revealed that nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century. Read More
What Makes Casebook Unique? In most public child welfare agencies, case management systems focus strictly on compliance. Casebook is an alternative that changes child welfare practice by focusing on results for families. Learn how it works. Read More
What We Learned From Making Connections Casey's most ambitious long-term initiative, Making Connections, yielded important lessons about what it takes to bring about lasting results for vulnerable kids, families and communities. Read More
Lifting Millions out of Poverty: The Earned Income Tax Credit Learn more about how the Earned Income Tax Credit is helping millions of working families stay out of poverty and how Casey has been investing to ensure that more qualified families take advantage of this benefit. Read More
A Two-Generation Strategy A major underpining of the Casey's Foundation's work is the core belief that creating a brighter future for kids depends on making sure their parents are successful today. Read More
Amoretta Morris: Five Questions with Casey Senior Associate Amoretta Morris describes family-centered community change. Read More
What Kinship Families Need to Help Kids Thrive Kinship families need more resources to support opportunities for kids in their care. Casey offers three policy recommendations to aid the millions of families who have stepped up to care for kids. Read More
