Let KIDS COUNT Send You the Latest Data on Child Well-Being Sign up to receive email updates on child well-being indicators new to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
New Bipartisan Report on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Opportunity Released A politically diverse group of experts on poverty has set aside differences and created a detailed plan for reducing poverty and increasing economic mobility. Read More
ESPN Film Chronicles Work of Santa Cruz Probation Officer Probation officer Gina Castaneda’s success in uniting rival gang members from South Santa Cruz County into a championship indoor-soccer team has become the subject of a short documentary by ESPN. Read More
Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals for Juvenile Probation Research Projects The Annie E. Casey Foundation is requesting proposals for two research projects that will inform efforts to transform juvenile probation. Learn more about these proposals. Read More
Critical Investments Should Target the First Eight Years of Life, Report Finds The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT policy report, The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, presents a strong case for investing in the early years of a child's life. Decades of brain and child development research show that kids who enter kindergarten with below-average language and cognitive skills can catch up — but only if they are physically healthy and have strong social and emotional skills. Read More
New Federal Standard to Measure Poverty in America The Annie E. Casey Foundation calls for a new federal standard to measure poverty in America. Read More
Fewer Children in Poverty, But Still Cause for Concern According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 16 million children lived in poverty in 2013. Read More
Will Asset-Building Policies Lead to Equity? Applying the Racial Wealth Audit The Foundation recently recommended four policy prescriptions to help all families build assets and savings while reducing the racial wealth gap. But how would we know whether these policies could really be successful in promoting greater equity? Enter the Racial Wealth Audit, developed by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University in partnership with Demos, to help answer that question. Read More
Casey Celebrates Arizona’s Richard Elías For Building a Fairer Youth Justice System The Casey Foundation named Richard Elías as the recipient of its 2015 Natalie S. Bimel Award for his efforts in building a fairer youth justice system in Arizona’s Pima County. Read More
Crowdfunding Empowers Baltimore Businesses Entrepreneurs in Baltimore are leveraging crowdfunding to launch and grow their businesses. Learn more. Read More
