The Casey Foundation’s Accomplishments in 2018 A new infographic highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s work in 2018 to develop solutions aimed at helping all kids realize their potential. Read More
Evaluation of One Baltimore for Jobs Executive Summary Job Opportunities for Disconnected Young Adults The One Baltimore for Jobs program sought to connect young African-American males in Baltimore with high-quality jobs in growing industries. This executive summary reviews the program's objectives, outcomes and lessons learned. It supplements a full report that describes the program and explains why Baltimore’s story should inform the workforce development efforts of communities nationwide. Read More
Five Things to Know About the New Juvenile Justice Act Casey outlines five changes in the new version of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that practitioners should understand. Read More
New Tool Kit Helps Leaders Communicate the Benefits of Family First Law The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a downloadable tool kit to help child welfare leaders, advocates, private providers and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services Act can help improve outcomes for children and families. Read More
Future Savings The Economic Potential of Successful Transitions From Foster Care to Adulthood This report turns the lens on young people who age out of foster care and explores four areas — education, early parenthood, homelessness and incarceration — where they fare worse than their general population peers. Readers will learn the economic cost of this shortfall and see how targeted interventions can help these youth while also erasing billions of dollars in unnecessary costs. Read More
Briefs Explore Decades of Child Welfare Financing Data A pair of briefs use Child Trends survey data to examine trends in child welfare financing nationwide. Read More
2020 Census: Each Decade, We Have a Chance to Get it Right and #CountAllKids The United States gets only one chance each decade to count its population, and the next opportunity — the 2020 Census — is fast approaching. Yet, the upcoming census is mired in challenges that could shortchange the official population count by more than 2 million kids younger than age 5. Read More
Opening Doors for Young Parents This report reminds policymakers and child advocates of the barriers that young families face. It examines national and state-level trends — highlighting areas of opportunity and concern — and then shares potential solutions that can help these families thrive. Read More
Who’s in Head Start? Three- and Four-Year-Olds Fill Programs Nationwide In 2016, the most recent full year of data on record, 1.1 million kids were enrolled in Head Start programs. Most of these children — nearly 76% — were three or four years old. Read More
Poverty Talk: Basic Terms You Need to Know Now Experts talk about poverty in various ways. This post explains some of the most common terms used to describe poverty in the United States today. Read More
