Meet Tyeisha: The LEAP Fellow Transforming Rooms for Youth in Foster Care A college student looks back on her time in foster care to help other young people feel at home in their own living spaces. Read More
2022 High School Graduation Rate Improves for the First Time Since 2019 Data from the 2021–2022 school year show that U.S. high school students reached an historically high graduation rate, after holding steady at 86% since 2019. Learn more. Read More
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Juvenile Justice Reform Projects Led by Young People The Casey Foundation seeks proposals for projects that address youth justice reform led by youth with prior justice system involvement. Apply now. Read More
The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Gen Alpha Explore how social media shapes the development, behavior and well-being of Generation Alpha and its lasting impact on their lives and interactions. Read More
41.5 Million People Received Food Stamps in 2021 The number of individuals receiving food stamps rose sharply from 2019 to 2021. Read how this uptick impacts kids. Read More
The Number of Youth in Secure Detention Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels A survey of youth justice agencies finds that the drop in youth detention that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic has evaporated. Read More
Five Ways Child Welfare Agencies Can Empower Young People The Annie E. Casey Foundation and young people with experience in foster care identify five ways that child welfare leaders can help empower the youth they serve. Read More
South Carolina Moves to Strengthen Extended Foster Care There’s a new law in South Carolina — one that aims to help young people make a smoother, more successful leap from foster care to adulthood. Read More
CaseyCast Podcast Tackles a Silent Issue: Parental Incarceration In this episode of CaseyCast, the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton enlists social worker Tanya Krupat to discuss the stigmas, struggles and solutions shaping the lives of kids who have experienced parental incarceration. Read More
Aiding Youth-Serving Organizations in Pursuing Racial Equity Youth-serving organizations looking to identify and address programmatic barriers that are holding back young people of color have a new resource on hand, courtesy of the research nonprofit Child Trends and a paper funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
