Twenty-fifth Edition of KIDS COUNT Data Book Highlights Improvements Since 1990 National and state policy changes have resulted in positive changes for children since the first KIDS COUNT Data Book was released in 1990, but more are living in high-poverty neighborhoods and in single-parent families today, according to the Foundation's 2014 report on child well-being. Read More
Resources for Designing Youth Apprenticeship Programs Two new resources outline ways to design and advance youth apprenticeship programs. Read about these strategies. Read More
Workforce Development and Juvenile Justice Publications This resource roundup highlights employment-related well-being for youth with experiences in the justice system. Read More
Year One of the Rural IMPACT Project Agency officials, funders, policymakers and service providers gathered at a White House symposium on November 17 to discuss early implementation lessons and future plans for Rural IMPACT — a public-private effort to reduce child poverty in rural and tribal communities. Read More
What SOUL Family Means to One of Its Young Advocates Patricia Chin told INNOVATE! podcast listeners how her peers’ foster care experience, and her own, shaped the permanency proposal. Read More
Report Guides Community Efforts to Pay for Prevention Programs A new publication offers guidance for local coalitions looking to finance and sustain prevention programs for young people in their communities. 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
Policies Threaten Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families Many of the nation's 18 million children who are in immigrant families were being threatened with separation from their parents, denial of access to basic services and dangerously rising levels of stress resulting from fears that any knock at the front door could result in a horrible, life-changing experience. Read More
Results Count Heads to Arizona to Help Kids Hit Grade-Level Reading Benchmarks Reading at grade level by third grade is a critical milestone — one that can help predict whether or not kids will thrive in later grades and graduate from high school. That’s why Read On Arizona tapped the Casey Foundation to advance its work helping young Arizonans reach this important target. Read More
Bolstering Learning in a Pandemic The Georgia Department of Education has announced new funding aimed at helping students recover from a year of disrupted learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
