Too Many Kids in U.S. Child Welfare Systems Not Living in Families On any given night, about 57,000 children under the care of our nation’s child welfare systems are going to bed without the care and comfort of a family. In its latest KIDS COUNT policy report, Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the Foundation highlights this and other sobering statistics that point to the urgent need to ensure, through sound policies and proven practices, that everything possible is being done to find loving, nurturing and supported families to help raise more of these children. Read More
Resource Roundup: Supporting Student Parents Three Casey Foundation-supported publications and four documentary shorts explore the needs of students who are parents. Learn more. Read More
Three Key Elements of Quality Work-Based Learning Programs for Young Adults A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation identifies key elements of quality work-based learning programs for youth and young adults. Read More
Results Count Program Informs Plan to Eradicate Poverty in Washington In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Work Group has released a comprehensive 10-year plan to dismantle poverty statewide. The group’s main facilitator and writer, Lori Pfingst, credits Results Count with shaping her work on the project. Read More
Strengthening Workforce and Education Partnerships and Pathways Read takeaways from a 2023 convening of young leaders and adults engaged in Casey's LEAP initiative. Read More
Casey Foundation Forms Advisory Council of Youth for Juvenile Justice Work Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group has launched a substantive, new partnership with young people currently and formerly involved in the juvenile justice system. Read More
Database Offers Resources for Extending Foster Care for Older Youth A new searchable, state-by-state database from the Juvenile Law Center catalogs the laws, policies and practices related to foster care for youth ages 18 and older. Read More
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children Are Not a Monolith Disaggregating data is vital to understanding the well-being of Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander children. Learn more. Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children Are Not a Monolith Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Child Poverty and Economic Well-Being Education and the Model Minority Myth Mental Health and Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth The Adverse Effects of Racial Discrimination on Asian American Kids Read More
Publications on Youth Probation, Well-Being and Data-Driven Problem Solving This resource roundup highlights materials developed by juvenile justice leaders and researchers with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s support. Read More
Apply Now: Justice Framework for Emerging Adults Columbia University’s Justice Lab has issued a request for interest from jurisdictions to help iterate a developmental framework. Read More