U.S. Population Has Grown 20% in Just Two Decades Over the last two decades, the nation’s population size has grown by 20% — from 269.4 million Americans in 1996 to 323.1 million in 2016 — and skewed older in age. Read More
Creating Opportunity for Families in East Baltimore In a ceremony attended by Baltimore’s mayor and other dignitaries, a new playground built by hundreds of volunteers opened today in Eager Park, a green space in the heart of East Baltimore. Read More
Foster Care Can Spark Modest Improvements in Child Well-Being, New Research Shows According to new research from Kids Insight, the well-being of many children in foster care improves while in custody. However, a minority of kids still struggle and agencies need to find innovative approaches to effectively meet their needs. Read More
Record Coverage for Kids: 95% of U.S. Children Have Health Insurance The percentage of children without health insurance has hit a historic low. Just 5% of U.S. kids lack medical insurance coverage, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Read More
Webinar: How to Conduct a Fiscal Analysis for Family First Prevention Services In a webinar, experts describes how child welfare leaders can use a new resource to develop a fiscal analysis of prevention services provided under the federal Family First Prevention Services Actand shares the experience of a state leader. Watch the webinar. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Donna Stark Reflects on Two Decades of Leadership Development Work Senior Leadership Fellow Donna Stark’s career has long focused on building a culture of results. In more than two decades at Casey, she’s steered both system reform and community change efforts and helped social sector leaders improve the odds for vulnerable kids. In this Five Questions edition, Stark discusses Casey’s results-based framework and shares how the Foundation’s leadership development work has changed through time. Read More
More Children on Path to Success at Dunbar Learning Complex Children at the Dunbar Learning Complex have shown significant gains in reading proficiency and early childhood development, and more are starting school prepared to learn, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Apply for Atlanta-based Leadership Program to Improve Third-Grade Reading The Casey Foundation is seeking candidates in child- and family-serving fields in the Atlanta area for an intensive program to prepare leaders to boost third-grade reading proficiency. To apply for the program, candidates must complete a full application online by 5 p.m. EST, Friday, July 14, 2017. The 13-month leadership program will begin in December 2017. Read More
Apply Today: New Leadership Program Open to NPU-V Residents Now through Jan. 31, 2018, residents of Atlanta's Neighborhood Planning Unit-V can apply to participate in a new nine-month leadership program aimed at helping residents effect positive community change. Read More
Child Welfare “Hackathon” Yields Ideas, Collaboration and Momentum For 24 hours on May 26-27, engineers, scientists, practitioners and young people tackled the foster care’s toughest problems during the first ever White House “hackathon” focused on child welfare. The event centered on the design and development of software prototypes and creating a much-needed shift in the conversation about using technology to contribute to the well-being of children and families. Read More
