High Housing Costs a Reality for Millions of Kids in Immigrant Families Across the nation, 41% of kids in immigrant families and 29% of kids in U.S.-born families are living in households grappling with high housing costs. Read More
Young Adults, College Paths and Race: What the Data Say The rate of young adults attending or completing college — 49% in 2016 — is on the rise. Despite this statistic trending in the right direction, deep racial and ethnic disparities persist along the pathway to a college degree. Read More
New Infographic Offers a Glimpse at Casey’s 2017 Accomplishments A new infographic offers a glimpse into some of these accomplishments from the Foundation’s 2017 investments. 2017 Making a Difference offers selected data points under the Foundation’s four strategy areas: family, opportunity, community and strategies for scale. Read More
Making Public Systems Work Better for Immigrant Families A new report from the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare offers comprehensive research and data on what happens when children in immigrant families interact with child welfare and juvenile justice systems in the United States — and makes recommendations for how those systems can more effectively respond. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Policy Reforms to Stop the Criminalization of Poverty in Maryland The Casey Foundation’s new webinar recording explores how a criminal record fuels a cycle of poverty in Maryland and the powerful role that policy reforms can play in disrupting this cycle. Read More
Seeking Applicants for Boys and Men of Color Leadership Initiative in Atlanta The Boys and Men of Color Executive Director Collaboration Circle aims to help nonprofit leaders develop academic and economic opportunities for boys and men of color. The initiative is accepting applications through June 1, 2018. Read More
Policies Threaten Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families Many of the nation's 18 million children who are in immigrant families were being threatened with separation from their parents, denial of access to basic services and dangerously rising levels of stress resulting from fears that any knock at the front door could result in a horrible, life-changing experience. Read More
New Conversation Guides Equip Young Leaders to Advance Equity and Inclusion The Casey Foundation has developed a set of four guides with meeting materials for leaders to hold facilitated conversations about dismantling racism within systems that affect young people. Read More
New Resources Help Organizations Advance Race Equity at Every Step First, the Annie E. Casey Foundation created Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide, a seven-step guide focused on helping organizations advance race equity. Now, in partnership with race equity experts, the Foundation has produced a new set of resources aimed at helping social-sector organizations navigate every step of this seven-part journey. Read More
Expanding the Bench Makes a Move The Annie E. Casey Foundation has tapped Change Matrix to take the helm of two Expanding the Bench efforts aimed at increasing diversity in research and evaluation. Read More
