Iowa Celebrates Attendance Awareness Month Learn about Up, Up, and Attend — the super-hero themed attendance awareness campaign that is being used in Grade-Level Reading (GLR) communities throughout the United States. Read More
Building Results-Focused Leaders for Tomorrow The Foundation has chosen 11 local leaders to participate in its third class of Atlanta Leaders for Results, designed to produce next-generation social change leaders in the city. Read More
Community Investment Fund Spotlight: Introducing Kids to Urban Gardening This spotlight tells how, with the help of a $5,000 grant from the Community Investment Fund, kids in Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V are learning important lessons about gardening, healthy living and more. Read More
New Webinar to Look Deeper at JDAI Results Data In a new webinar from the Casey Foundation, experts walk through the data featured in JDAI at 25: Insights From the Annual Results Reports. View a recording of the webinar. Read More
Marion County, Ramsey County Newsletters Showcase Reform Efforts Marion County, Indiana, and Ramsey County, Minnesota, highlighted their success with detention reform in recent newsletters. Read More
Look for the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book on June 21 The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual KIDS COUNT Data Book will be released June 21, 2016. The report measures the well-being of children across the nation, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Read More
Dallas County Holds "Day of Pardon" for Misdemeanor Warrants Dallas held its second "Day of Pardon," where some juveniles were able to get misdemeanor warrants cleared. Read More
Supporting Neighborhood Leadership and Change in Atlanta: A Video on the Community Investment Fund A new video highlights the Foundation’s Community Investment Fund, which supports resident-led neighborhood improvement projects in southwest Atlanta. Read More
Five States Selected for New Initiative to Help Parents and Kids Succeed Together Learn about a new effort to promote two-generation policies and programs in states — and connect low-income families with early childhood education, job training and other tools to achieve financial stability and break the cycle of poverty. Read More
Young Americans Experience Gains in Employment and Education The percentage of youth who are unemployed has steadily declined since 2011 and the percentage of young adults with a college degree is on the rise. Read More