New Report Documents Educational Stability Movement for Foster Youth A new Foundation report describes policy wins made in the efforts to promote improvements in school stability for youth in foster care. Read More
Federal Case Study Highlights Early Childhood Education in the Atlanta Civic Site A new case study from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development describes the efforts of Casey's partners to help kids and families in southwest Atlanta thrive through a two-generation approach to early childhood education. Read More
New Study Supports the Value of Evidence Reviews A new research article, published by Evaluation Review, focuses on the use of evidence reviews as a tool in helping planners and policymakers advance social science strategies and programs. Read More
Bundled Supports for a Mother and Son Financial coaching, education and work supports contribute to a California family’s success. Read More
Embedding Race Equity and Inclusion: A Report from the Baltimore and Atlanta Civic Sites A new report, Deploying Casey’s REI Framework: Lessons from the Civic Sites, documents the Casey Foundation’s efforts to embed a race equity lens in its programmatic units in Baltimore and Atlanta. Read More
Results Count: Helping Large Service Providers Get Results Since fall 2015, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has supported three national nonprofits in Results Count™, a leadership program designed to propel large-scale change within a results-based framework. In this post, leaders from these nonprofits weigh in on how the program has helped hone new strategies and, ultimately, advance their organization’s work. Read More
New Videos Showcase Northeast Buffalo Community Through the Eyes of Residents Two videos lift up a community of nearly 12,300 located in northeast Buffalo, sharing the perspectives of the people who call it home and their hopes for its future. Buffalo is one of three cities where the Foundation is working with a local community change initiative focused on transforming neighborhoods into places where kids and families can thrive. Read More
Decline in Foreign-Born Children In 2013, 3% of children in the United States were foreign born. Read More
Fewer Kids Living in Homes Owned by Their Parents From 2006 to 2014, the proportion of American kids living in a home owned by their parents fell 7% — from 48.9 million to 43.1 million. This sinking statistic means that 5.7 million more kids are no longer living in a parent-owned home relative to nearly a decade ago. Read More
Students Have Room for Improvement When it Comes to Science Scores New KIDS COUNT test score data shows that achievement levels — while still low — are moving in the right direction. In addition, data shows disparities between states and different areas of the country. Read More
