How Shared Data Helped Link Housing Conditions and School Readiness In Cleveland, researchers used combined data to connect housing-related risk factors with reduced kindergarten readiness. City workers and community organizations then turned to the same tool — shared data — to help implement solutions. Read More
What the Data Says: Adoption and Kids in Foster Care In 2014, 107,916 children in America’s foster care system were waiting to be adopted. While nearly half of these children were adopted within two years, 29% waited three or more years to experience this milestone. Read More
Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency. Read More
A Family First Q & A: Apply for Federal Kinship Funds by July 20 The federal Administration for Children and Families is now accepting applications — through July 20, 2018 — for the first of two funding opportunities aimed at helping state child welfare agencies strengthen and evaluate existing kinship navigator programs or develop new ones. A new Q & A shares data and background so that jurisdictions are prepared to benefit from this chance to help children thrive in kin families. Read More
Business Ownership Key to Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap A new Casey-funded report from the Aspen Institute highlights key research and recent data on the connection between business ownership and wealth for Latinos and African Americans, and provides recommendations to address the challenges entrepreneurs of color face in starting and growing their firms. Read More
Early Lessons in Engaging Youth and Adults in Community Change Efforts Young people and adults can work better together to improve their shared future and their communities. Learn how. Read More
Journal Highlights Casey’s Work Helping Human Service Professionals of Color Achieve Better Results A special issue of Race and Justice — an academic journal focused on the role of race in the justice system — explores the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to help human service professionals of color achieve better results for families and communities. Read More
An Instagram Live Conversation: How Foster Care Data Can Drive Solutions An Instagram Live conversation presented by the Casey Foundation explores how child welfare systems can support permanence for older youth. Watch it now. Read More
Five Recommendations for How Community Colleges Can Help Student Parents Succeed Discover five recommendations for how community colleges can cultivate support systems for students who are parents. Read More
The Cost of Doing Nothing About Federal Child Welfare Financing A new infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative shows the high cost of doing nothing about our federal financing system for child welfare. Read More