Using Results Count Skills to Expand Health Care Coverage for Kids in Georgia In May 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure expanding health care coverage to 70,000 uninsured kids in Georgia — the realization of a policy goal outlined by a member of the Children’s Health Leadership Network. Read More
Kids in Immigrant Families Among Least Likely to Live in Single-Parent Homes Today in America, more than 1 in 3 children live in single-parent families. The likelihood of being raised in a one-parent household is lowest for Asian children (16%), white children (25%) and children from immigrant families (25%). Read More
A Call to Action: Juvenile Probation and Racial Justice Steve Bishop, a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is leading efforts to transform juvenile probation. He recently answered questions about racial injustice and juvenile probation. Read More
Working With Casey, Oklahoma Doubles its Number of Licensed Foster Care Beds The Annie E. Casey Foundation teamed up with the state of Oklahoma to improve its foster care system, and the multiyear collaboration is yielding impressive results. Read More
Food Banks Demonstrate the Power of Community Engagement for Results Just over a year since adopting Results Count practices, two food banks on opposite sides of the country have used the Casey Foundation approach to further focus and improve their strategies. Read More
New Resource Aids Researchers in Supporting Boys and Men of Color A new report aims to teach researchers, evaluators and funders how to better support boys and men of color. It introduces six strategies that emphasize challenging the status quo in research methodologies and taking responsibility for systemic forces that cause harm. Read More
Immigrant Youth in the Youth Justice System: What You Need to Know in 2018 Recent shifts in U.S. policy have placed noncitizen youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system at increased risk of arrest, detention and deportation. To help juvenile justice professionals navigate this evolving landscape, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has published an update to its 2014 practice guide Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Read More
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Names Patrice Cromwell Vice President, Center for Economic Opportunity The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Patrice Cromwell as vice president for its Center for Economic Opportunity. Read More
How Miami Dade College Is Supporting Student Parents Miami Dade College's Mission North Star helps young parents who are students pursue degrees while balancing the responsibilities of parenthood. Read More
Number of Kids in Foster Care Increases for First Time Since 2005 After a decade of steady decline, the number of children in foster care increased from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, there were approximately 402,000 children in the system. Read More