Ways to Limit Foster Care to Those Who Need It The number of children in foster care grew during the past three years. The story behind the numbers is complex, but Casey encourages judges and child welfare workers to focus on proven strategies to ensure only those who need to enter care do. Read More
More Than One in Five U.S. Kids Has Had Multiple Adverse Experiences In 2015-2016, 22% of children in the United States — more than 15.6 million kids total — report experiencing two or more adverse experiences. Read More
Strengthening Relationships Between Funders and Grantees in Support of Families During this webinar, learn about practices that strengthen relationships among grant makers, community organizers and other nonprofit leaders. Read More
The Foundation Awards Over $850,000 in Grants to Summer Programs for Baltimore Kids and Youth The Casey Foundation has awarded grants to 43 local nonprofits through its Baltimore Direct Services Grants (BDSG) program, amounting to a combined $860,000 that will support summer activities and programs for hundreds of Baltimore City’s young people in 2016. Read More
Implementing the Substance Use Disorder Provisions in Family First Act Children and Family Futures will host a webinar, Implementing the Substance Use Disorder Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act, at 2 p.m. on March 31, 2020. Register for the webinar. Read More
Connecticut Is the First State in Nation to Eliminate Youth Prison Model Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility. Read More
Evaluating the Children and Family Fellowship A recently released evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship found that the intensive leadership program helped social-sector executives transform the way their organizations worked on behalf of children in low-income communities. Read More
Members of the 2010-2011 Children and Family Fellowship Eighteen leaders from across the country have been named to the 2010-2011 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
Comparing First to Last in the Economic Well-Being Ranks Four out of the last five years, the KIDS COUNT Data Book has ranked North Dakota first and Mississippi last in economic well-being. These rankings suggest contrasting landscapes of economic opportunity and stability. Read More
Network Helps Diverse Communities Improve Third-Grade Reading Learn how communities from Providince to Oakland are benefiting from a broad-based national campaign to ensure that children reach the milestones of third-grade reading proficiency. Read More