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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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New Casey Foundation brief offers eight principles to transform the juvenile justice system.

Eight Principles to Transform Care for Young People in the Justice System

October 6, 2019

This brief identifies eight principles that juvenile justice systems should embrace to transform care for youth in custody. Learn more.

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Children Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods

September 24, 2019

This snapshot shares national and state data on kids in high-poverty areas, highlighting the roles of race, ethnicity and geography.

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Taking Action

August 26, 2019

This report highlights U.S. education and job disparities and shares strategies to improve work for lower-wage earners and their families. Learn more.

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What’s the Return on Investment?

August 19, 2019

This brief introduces placement day analysis to help leaders assess the financial impact of reducing child welfare placements and guide future investments.

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A Road Map to Quality Collective Impact Programming With Fiscal Independence

August 19, 2019

This report highlights how Rhode Island’s CYC evolved under the Evidence2Success® framework, becoming a more agile and independent organization.

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Variations in the Use of Kinship Diversion Among Child Welfare Agencies

August 14, 2019

This brief explores kinship diversion in child welfare, drawing on fieldwork, interviews, data reviews and surveys to share insights and findings.

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Recruiting Foster Parents and Strengthening Child Welfare in Oklahoma

August 7, 2019

In 2014, Casey partnered with Oklahoma to boost foster family recruitment and reduce reliance on shelters and group homes statewide. Learn more.

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Does Your Child Welfare Agency Divert Children to Kin?

August 5, 2019

This guide helps agencies use a survey tool to better understand when and how caseworkers divert children to kin. Learn more about the tool here.

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Keys to Your Financial Future from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Keys to Your Financial Future Participant Guides

July 23, 2019

This overview introduces a curriculum to help older youth in foster care build financial literacy, skills and confidence for economic independence.

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