Federal Demonstration Seeks to Curb Homelessness Among Youth Transitioning from Foster Care Under a new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program, many young people transitioning from foster care could receive help with housing. The federal effort is designed to address the troubling trend of homelessness among this population. Read More
United States Sees Small Gains With Low Birthweight Babies In 2015, 8.1% of American babies — 320,869 infants — were born at a low birthweight. This statistic puts the United Sates on par with nations like Kenya, Iran, Uruguay and the United Republic of Tanzania, which have all reported a low birthweight rate of 8%. Read More
Mississippi Juvenile Justice Officials Travel to Cook County for Model-Site Visit A Mississippi delegation got a first-hand look at Cook County, Illinois' successes in detention reform. Read More
What Wyoming Does Well: KIDS COUNT Leader in Economic Well-Being The Annie E. Casey Foundation spoke with Samin Dadelahi, chief operating officer of the Wyoming Community Foundation, on why Wyoming ranks best for economic well-being of kids and families in the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Nearly 700,000 More Kids Living in Low-Income Working Families Low-income working families with kids now make up 23% of the American public. This statistic has risen 3% — and 674,000 kids — since 2008. Read More
Multnomah County, Oregon, Dedicates Murals Painted by Detained Youth Check out the vibrant murals created by youth at the Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, Juvenile Detention Center in the spirit of love and forgiveness. Read More
Preliminary Analysis Shows Average Daily Detention Populations Reduced by 43% Across JDAI Sites Find recent data about reliance on secure detention for delinquent youths from Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a nationwide effort of local and state justice systems to eliminate unnecessary and inappropriate use of secure detention for juveniles. Read More
Fewer Children Living With At Least One Unemployed Parent While the child poverty rate in America hovers around 22%, there are fewer kids living in homes with an unemployed parent. Read More
Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care Read the story of Michael Hill, a single father from Arizona who credits subsidized child care made possible through stimulus dollars with helping him and his son survive an unexpected financial setback. Read More
The Center for Working Families Launches Green Works Program The Center for Working Families, Inc. reports on the early progress of its Green Works program, an Atlanta effort to provide job seekers with marketable skills in environmental remediation and green industrial jobs. Read More