Youth Unemployment Soars in Past Decade Nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century, according to a new KIDS COUNT report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Many of these young people, ranging from ages 16 to 24, face numerous obstacles, according to the report, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity. Read More
New Partnerships to Strengthen Communities in Buffalo, Columbus and San Antonio The Annie E. Casey Foundation today announced that it is forming partnerships in three cities to improve the well-being of children and their families through community- and family-focused innovations. Over the next two years, the Casey Foundation will award up to $150,000 annually to partners in Buffalo, N.Y.; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio to support community development within low-income neighborhoods in their cities, while also helping them develop programs that serve children and their parents at the same time. Read More
Declining U.S. Economy Doesn’t Stop Gains in Child Education and Health, New Report Shows The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book revealed both promising progress and discouraging setbacks for the nation’s children: While their academic achievement and health improved in most states, their economic well-being continued to decline. Read More
Foundation Announces New Human Services Frontline Practice Strategy In order to shift to a grantmaking strategy that will help hundreds of foster care and other nonprofit human services agencies adopt innovative, proven approaches to improve child welfare practices, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will discontinue providing direct services through Casey Family Services. Read More
Baltimore Nonprofits Awarded Grants to Support Summer Programs for Local Kids Learn about the 21 local nonprofits that were awarded grants through Casey's 2012 Baltimore Direct Service Grant (BDSG) program, supporting summer activities for disadvantaged Baltimore City youths. Read More
More Children Raised by Relatives and Family Friends, Report Finds More than 2.7 million children in America are raised by grandparents or other relatives at some time in their lives. Read More
More Children on Path to Success at Dunbar Learning Complex Children at the Dunbar Learning Complex have shown significant gains in reading proficiency and early childhood development, and more are starting school prepared to learn, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Surged 25% During Past Decade Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas – about 1.6 million more since 2000 – according to a new KIDS COUNT data snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Casey Partners with First Focus to Create State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center for Child Welfare The Annie E. Casey Foundation is helping to form a nonpartisan center to enhance the existing network of state child welfare policy advocates working to achieve comprehensive reforms for children and families involved in child welfare systems. Read More
Ryan Chao Named Vice President of Civic Sites and Community Change Ryan Chao, the current executive director of Berkeley, Calif.-based Satellite Housing, was selected to be vice president of Civic Sites and Community Change. He will oversee the Foundation’s community change investments, including its most significant community transformation initiatives in Baltimore and Atlanta. Read More
