New Administrator of OJJDP Robert L. Listenbee has been appointed Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Listenbeen spent 16 years as Chief of the Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia and 27 years as a trial lawyer. Read More
The Share of Kids in America Fell Faster Than Expected in 2018 Children represent only 22% of the U.S. population — down from 23% in 2017 and 26% in 1990. Read more about the graying of America. Read More
Most Parents Working Hard in 2017 to Provide for Their Children This post highlights 2017 data on working parents and families. It looks at state-level statistics, trends over time and more. View the data. Read More
Patrick McCarthy on Using Evidence To Do the Most Good for Kids and Families Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy recently was invited to participate in the William T. Grant Foundation's "Evidence at the Crossroads" blog series. Read More
Tech Solutions for Pressing Human Services Problems Casey Foundation Board Chair Michael L. Eskew; Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy; and former Foundation President and CEO Douglas W. Nelson delivered remarks at the Symposium of the Future of Child Welfare. Read More
For the First Time in Years, More Parents Are Without Health Insurance The number and share of parents without health insurance coverage grew from 2018 to 2019. Explore the reasons for this statistical setback. Read More
Webinar Highlights Selection Process For New Evidence2Success Sites A recent webinar outlined the Evidence2Success approach and the Foundation’s process for selecting new communities to participate in the framework starting in 2015. Read More
Most Kids Exiting Foster Care Reunited With Family in 2016 Among the kids exiting foster care in 2016, 66% were reunited with a family member and about 25% were adopted. Explore more exit data. Read More
Four Common Misconceptions About the 2020 Census This post separates fact from fiction and addresses common misconceptions about the census. Learn all about the 2020 survey. Read More
Progress Stalls on Child Poverty, According to 2018 Data In 2018, 18% of all kids nationwide were living in poverty. See how this rate changes over time and for different racial and ethnic groups. Read More
