Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
California Kids: Data on Growing up in the Golden State California’s outsized child population plays an important role in shaping child well-being statistics for the entire country. As a result, it’s worth checking in on — and learning more about — the Golden State’s youngest residents. Read More
KIDS COUNT Adds New Dataset on Youth and Young Adults The KIDS COUNT Data Center has expanded its statistical coverage of the well-being of young people ages 14 to 24. See what this data says. Read More
YouthBuild and MyPath Partnership Helps Young People Build Financial Skills and Savings Two nonprofits — YouthBuild and MyPath — are helping young people grow the skill set and mindset needed to support their lifelong financial well-being. Read More
Unsafe Communities a Reality for Millions of U.S. Kids In 2015-2016, 6% of children — 4.4 million kids total — lived in communities felt unsafe by their parents. Read More
Profiles Showcase Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows Meet the 15 leaders named to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2019–21 Children and Family Fellowship Class. Click here to learn more. Read More
Nate Balis on Supporting Young People in the Juvenile Justice System Nate Balis, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, talked about juvenile justice reform during a podcast produced by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Read More
In Georgia, a School District Reduces its Reliance on Juvenile Courts The Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools teamed up with local agencies to help realize an 85% drop in referrals to the juvenile court system after just five years. Read More
Introducing an Equity Learning Series for Juvenile Justice Practitioners and Partners An upcoming learning series will guide juvenile justice practitioners and partners on how to advance equitable practices and policies. Register for an informational session to learn more. Read More
Carla Javits is Focused on Jobs (Millions of Them) Carla Javits, recently spoke to Casey’s Lisa Hamilton about REDF’s mission and impact. Their conversation explores how the traditional workforce system fails to address serious employment barriers and how social enterprises can step in to help. Read More