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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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Serving Youth Remotely

April 19, 2021

This guide shows how organizations deliver education, jobs and mental health support to youth — and improve access to remote services. Read it now.

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Reducing Structural Barriers to School and Work for People With Juvenile Records

March 29, 2021

This report shares how state policymakers can help dismantle education- and employment-related barriers for people with juvenile records.

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Funding Prevention in Communities

February 24, 2021

This report shares how communities fund and sustain prevention programs using Evidence2Success, with lessons from real-world successes and challenges.

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Developing Supportive Educational and Career Pathways for Young People

January 1, 2021

This report highlights strategies to create equitable, youth-centered pathways to education and career success for at-risk youth. Learn more.

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Strengthening Research Through Participatory Methods

January 1, 2021

Researchers partnered with 10 young LEAP participants to strengthen a study of how to help youth progress in school and work. Read the findings.

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Kids, Families and COVID-19

December 14, 2020

This KIDS COUNT report uses Census data to show how families with kids fared during the pandemic, highlighting health and economic challenges nationwide.

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Job Training for Youth With Justice Involvement

December 9, 2020

The National Youth Employment Coalition released a toolkit to boost collaboration between workforce and juvenile justice professionals. Learn more.

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Building Equity by Supporting the Whole Student

November 30, 2020

This report highlights two community colleges helping underserved students succeed through a 19-college, four-state network of integrated support services.

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The Effects of Training for Adoption Competency on Clinical Services With Adoptive Families

November 9, 2020

This study finds that the Training for Adoption Competency model improves clinical care for adoptive families, adopted youth and birth parents. Read more.

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