A Framework for Effectively Partnering with Young People This guide from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the practice of authentic youth engagement, including how it benefits young people, why it works and what it looks like in real life. Read More
Children Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods This snapshot shares the latest data — for the nation and each state — on children growing up in high-poverty areas. It also singles out two important factors, geographic location and race and ethnicity, that shape a child’s risk of living in concentrated poverty. Click here to learn more about children living in concentrated poverty. Read More
Fostering Youth Transitions 2023 State and National Data to Drive Foster Care Advocacy "Fostering Youth Transitions 2023" examines the experiences of teenagers and young adults in foster care as reported by all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Read More
Transforming Juvenile Probation A Vision for Getting it Right The Casey Foundation shares its vision for transforming juvenile probation into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth, positive behavior change and long-term success for young people with serious and repeat arrest histories. Read More
2024 Race for Results Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All Children Race for Results measures children’s progress on the national and state levels by racial and ethnic groups. Read about child well-being. Read More
Fostering Youth Transitions 2018 Using Data to Drive Policy and Practice Decisions This Annie E. Casey Foundation brief, which utilizes the most comprehensive dataset ever collected across all 50 states, fills in key details about the lives of young people who have experienced foster care. Read More
Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness in America A Thrive by 25® Brief This brief examines youth homelessness, why it matters and what leaders can do to help more young people find safe, stable housing. Read it now. Read More
No Place for Kids The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration The case against America’s youth prisons and correctional training schools can be neatly summarized in five words: dangerous, ineffective, unnecessary, wasteful and inadequate. Read More
The Changing Child Population of the United States Child Population Data From the 2020 Census Discover insights on the changing child population in the U.S. with AECF. Understand trends, demographics, and implications for the future. Learn more now. Read More
Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion This toolkit condenses 15 years of the Casey Foundation’s employee work “hard-wiring” racial equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into the organizational culture. Read More
