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Reports, case studies and more from the Casey Foundation and its partners.

2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book

The 36th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights steady gains in some areas, setbacks in others and ongoing opportunities to better support children and families.

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2024 Annual Results Report

Powerful stories from young people, families and advocates driving change in their communities underscore that lasting solutions come from those closest to the challenges.

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Fostering Youth Transitions 2023

An examination of the experiences of young people in foster care and how child welfare systems help them transition to adulthood.

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Our Publications Series

The Casey Foundation occasionally releases its reports and tools as part of a series or collection.

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Operationalizing Equity

This report looks at the Casey Foundation’s decades-long journey to promote race equity and inclusion. Learn how Casey embedded equity principles in its operations.

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Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh

July 28, 2020

This report shares lessons from Casey’s work to redevelop homes in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood and expand access to safe, affordable housing.

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Family First Prevention Services Act Fiscal Analysis

July 14, 2020

This guide helps child welfare leaders use Family First Act resources to prevent foster care placements. Explore the guide and fiscal analysis tools.

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2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book

June 22, 2020

The Casey Foundation's 2020 KIDS COUNT® Data Book provides information on child well-being to inform the work of policymakers, researchers and advocates.

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A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Within Data Integration

June 18, 2020

This tool kit helps organizations apply a race equity lens to administrative data and guides them through the six phases of the data life cycle.

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Leaders working together to make positive change.

Making Results Count

May 20, 2020

This report shares findings from an evaluation of the Children and Family Fellowship, a program helping leaders drive change for low-income communities.

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Leading With Race to Reimagine Youth Justice

April 27, 2020

This report highlights how Casey’s Deep-End Initiative helped safely reduce youth confinement — especially for youth of color. Read the full findings.

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Learn how to develop an evidence-based

Putting Family First

March 20, 2020

This guide helps child welfare agencies align with the Family First Act and improve preventive practices that meet families’ needs and ensure quality.

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The Center for Working Families Framework

January 27, 2020

This report discusses the impact of Casey’s Center for Working Families framework, an integrated service delivery approach that helps low-income families.

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Infants and teens are more likely to return to foster care after returning to family

Reentry to Foster Care

January 13, 2020

This report explores how to reduce reentry into foster care and connect kids to evidence-based supports under the Family First Prevention Services Act.

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