Fresh Strategies for Creating Jobs at Big Ideas for Jobs The Big Ideas for Jobs project has once again tapped into the minds of some of the brightest experts from a variety of fields to come up with a new set of ideas that can lead to sustainable jobs today. Their proposals span areas of federal policy, industries and entrepreneurship. Read More
The White House and Experts Explore Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Well-conducted randomized controlled trials (RCTs) produce highly credible evidence about the effectiveness of programs, practices and other interventions, yet traditionally, RCTs can be quite expensive. Learn how the Casey Foundation and others are exploring low-cost ways to implement RCTs. Read More
New Report Captures Local Perspectives on Making Connections Local Voices: On-the-Ground Perspectives on Driving Community Change in the Making Connections Sites is a new report, produced in partnership with Community Science, that examines the contributions of Casey’s signature community change initiative, Making Connections, in building community capacities and achieving local results. Read More
New Tool Measures Well-Being of Kids Served by Child Welfare Systems Casey partners with The Duke Endowment to develop and test the Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) assessment tool for child welfare systems. Read More
Casey Tech Project Highlighted in Boston Globe Op-Ed In the Boston Globe, Stephen Goldsmith writes about the need for better information technology to help saves kids' lives. Read More
Teen Birth Rate at Historic Low The teen birth rate in 2012 marks a historic low. Of the 4 million births that occurred that year, 305,000 were to teens between the ages of 15 and 19. Between 1990 and 2012, the teen birth rate was halved from 60 births per 1,000 teens to 29 births per 1,000 teens. Read More
U.S. Child Population Increasingly More Diverse In 2013, there were 74 million children living in the United States, comprising 23% of the nation’s total population. As the child population grew from 1990 and 2013, moving from 64 million to 74 million, it also became more diverse racially and ethnically. Read More
Young Kids are a Large Portion of Maltreated Children in United States In 2012, approximately 604,000 children experienced confirmed maltreatment (nine per 1,000 kids). Of these, 40% were younger than age 5. Read More
Community Matters Highlights Finance Strategies for Community Change Transforming low-income communities into places where families have the resources to thrive often requires a mix of public, private and philanthropic investments. This Community Matters webinar focuses on Casey's and the Calvert Foundation's unconventional approaches to financing community and economic development. Read More
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
