Updated Adoption Stats for Kids in Foster Care The number of kids in foster care and awaiting adoption rose to nearly 118,000 children in 2016. Learn more about these kids. Read More
TARC: The Information Exchange Network of Making Connections Learn about the Technical Assistance Resource Center, the info exchange arm of the Casey Foundation’s decade-long Making Connections initiative. Read More
New Brochure Highlights the Foundation’s Evidence2Success Framework New brochure highlights the elements of the Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework and milestones achieved for the first communities to use it. Read More
Iowa Celebrates Attendance Awareness Month Up, Up, and Attend is a super-hero themed attendance awareness campaign that is being used in Grade-Level Reading (GLR) communities throughout the U.S. Read More
Policy Wins Help Strengthen Georgia’s Families and Economy With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a nonprofit in Georgia has helped secure key legislative changes that will strengthen the state’s workforce and create more equitable opportunities for children and families. Read More
Three Casey Fellows Included in 2019 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 The NonProfit Times selected three alumni of Casey’s Children & Family Fellowship for its 2019 Power & Influence Top 50. Learn more. Read More
Sue Burrell Receives ABA award Sue Burrell of the Youth Law Center won the ABA’s 2011 Livingston Hall Award for advocating youth rights in California and nationwide. Read More
Tips for Homeowners: Protecting the Value of Your Home A recent workshop for residents of southwest Atlanta's Neighborhood Planning Unit V focused on protecting the value of their homes — and dealing with unsolicited purchase offers. Read More
Abuses Show Danger and Ineffectiveness of Residential Confinement for Youth New revelations of abusive treatment of youth have surfaced in residential facilities in Florida, Iowa and Kentucky, providing further evidence that our residential confinement model for young people isn’t working and must be rethought. Read More
Celebrating Gains, Redoubling Efforts To Address Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth in Foster Care During the past five years, more than 25 states have started working to stem the rate of teen pregnancies among young people in foster care. This month — which marks Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National Foster Care Month — provides an opportunity to recognize steady progress and redouble the effort to build on and sustain the movement. Read More
