Shrinking Share of Young Kids Living in Economic Distress in 2017 The number and percentage of young children living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level continues to fall. Read more about this progress. Read More
Immigrant Families and Kids See Economic Gains in 2017 — But Disparities Persist The share of kids living in low-income immigrant families fell to 34% in 2017. Discover more points of progress for these families. Read More
Data Snapshot Looks at Families and Kids in Foster Care In 2017, 86% of kids in foster care were placed with families — up 5 percentage points from 2007. Read about exceptions to this progress. Read More
Young Children Not in School: Steady National Figure Masks Big Changes in the States Just over half of 3- and 4-year-olds are not in school, and this rate has held steady for a decade. Learn how the data differs at the state level. Read More
In 2012, Most Children Exited Foster Care to Live With Parents, Relatives and Guardians This post examines data on youth exiting foster care in 2012. Learn which kids exited care and where they went next. Read More
The Latest State-Level KIDS COUNT Data Books View state-level resources — produced by KIDS COUNT network organizations — that examine how local kids and families are faring. Read More
Mentorship as a Pathway to Opportunity: A Conversation With Artis Stevens Discover how Artis Stevens of Big Brothers Big Sisters empowers youth through mentorship, focusing on opportunities and creating lifelong connections. Read More
Congress Renews and Increases Title IV-B Child Welfare Funds Lawmakers have reauthorized and expanded Title IV-B of the Social Security Act. Learn what this means for child welfare systems. Read More
How Homelessness and Systems Involvement Affect K–12 Success A research review funded by the Casey Foundation, examines how systems involvement can affect K–12 education. Learn about its findings. Read More
