The Cost of Doing Nothing About Federal Child Welfare Financing A new infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative shows the high cost of doing nothing about our federal financing system for child welfare. Read More
Celebrating Youth Apprenticeship Week Resources and data spotlight the benefits of apprenticeship for both young workers and employers. Learn more. Read More
Pursuit of the Dream: Building Credit for Life Everyday families work to improve their credit score. The video sheds light on the harmful effects of poor credit and includes tips for building a good score and for avoiding money traps that can drag down credit ratings. Read More
How System Leaders in Atlanta Use Results Count Skills and Tools In addition to supporting neighborhood revitalization in Atlanta, the Casey Foundation is connecting leaders there to use and apply Results Count, Casey's approach to leadership development. Read More
Economist Bill Emmons: It’s a Lot Tougher To Be Young These Days William "Bill" Emmons, the lead economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talks with the Casey Foundation about household income and wealth and the roles that race, age and education play in shaping family savings, debts and assets. Emmons also explains how changes in the economy have made it harder for young adults and families to build wealth in America today. Read More
La 25ª Edición del Libro de Datos KIDS COUNT Destaca las Mejoras Desde 1990 Los cambios en políticas nacionales y estatales han resultado en cambios positivos para los niños desde el primer Libro de Datos en 1990, sin embargo más niños viven en áreas de alta pobreza y familias monoparentales ahora, según el reporte sobre el bienestar de los niños de la Fundación en 2014. Read More
An Instagram Live Conversation: How Foster Care Data Can Drive Solutions An Instagram Live conversation presented by the Casey Foundation explores how child welfare systems can support permanence for older youth. Watch it now. Read More
Policy Report Explores Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT policy report revealed that nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century. Read More
New Evidence2Success Video Highlights Shifting Public Financing to What Works A new video, Evidence2Success: Tools for Fund-Mapping the Future, shows how Evidence2Success sites in Alabama, Rhode Island and Utah are pulling together local data to help communities better align resources with locally determined priority outcomes. Read More
Casey Seeks New Partners for its Evidence2Success Framework The Casey Foundation is seeking proposals from communities interested in implementing Evidence2Success, a framework that brings public system and resident leaders together to improve child well-being. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. ET on August 4, 2017. Read More
