Foster Care Explained: What It Is, How It Works and How It Can Be Improved Learn about the foster care system — what it is, how it works and how it can be improved — with resources and data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
What Is Kinship Care? More than 2.7 million U.S. kids live in kinship care — when relatives raise children whose parents no longer can. Explore resources on kinship care. Read More
New Analytical Tool Matches Kids and Providers for Better Results Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) is a validated online tool to assess child well-being in welfare systems across a dozen behavioral domains. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Reforming Federal Financing to Support Best Practices in Foster Care The Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative proposed child welfare funding reforms to improve outcomes without raising costs. Read More
Low Reading Scores Show Majority of U.S. Children Not Prepared for Future Success Eighty percent of low-income fourth-graders and 66% of all kids aren’t reading proficiently, which is key to 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 Casey Foundation will retire June 30 after 22 years. Learn about his lasting impact. Read More
Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities More than 25% of kids in rural areas live in poverty — a much higher rate than in the suburbs. Learn how Casey connects rural families to opportunities. Read More
Policy Report Explores Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT report found 6.5 million U.S. youth were not in school or work, facing underemployment and lacking needed 21st century job skills. Read More
What Makes Casebook Unique? Casebook shifts child welfare from compliance to results-focused practices for families. Learn how it works. Read More
What We Learned From Making Connections Casey's ambitious long-term initiative, Making Connections, yielded important lessons about achieving lasting results for vulnerable kids and families. Read More
