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
Webinar to Examine Strategies for Promoting Equity With the Family First Act The Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations are hosting a webinar on April 25, 2019, to explore how child welfare leaders can use the Family First Prevention Services Act to achieve equitable outcomes for children and families. Read More
Report Helps Funders Advance Equity in Research A new report provides insights into equity-focused research and offers guidance to funders on how to forge community partnerships that help advance equity in research. Read More
Inspiring New Ways of Thinking and Acting to End Hunger Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, has launched a major multiyear initiative to address the root causes of hunger. This groundbreaking work calls for new leadership skills and strategies, which is why Feeding America has turned to the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide training in results-based leadership. Read More
Engaging Youth in Foster Care to Build a Brighter Future in Baltimore Learn how a three-year-old partnership between the Baltimore City Department of Social Services and the Casey Foundation is improving the lives of Charm City's young people in foster care. Read More
More Children in Foster Care Raised by Relatives in 2011 Data in recent years show that the percentage of children not living with their parents continues to rise. Read More
Immigrant Families with Kids Are at Greater Risk of Financial Instability A family’s financial well-being can make a difference in a child's upbringing. But, for many immigrant families, financial stability isn’t a given — even when parents have stable employment, according to KIDS COUNT Data Center statistics. Read More
Los Angeles Moves to Limit Number of Students Arrested The Los Angeles Unified School District will be implementing a groundbreaking agreement that will limit the number of students arrested or ticketed for misbehavior in L.A. public schools. Read More
California Considers Final Closure of its State Youth Corrections System California considers final closure of its state youth corrections system, part of the state's juvenile justice reform that started in 2007. Read More
Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs A Casey report shows that the federal government’s official poverty measure created in the 1960s uses outdated information on how U.S. families are faring today, failing to illustrate the effect of programs designed to help them. Read More