Connecticut Is the First State in Nation to Eliminate Youth Prison Model Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility. Read More
Pilot Project Embraces Executive-Skills Coaching for Young People Executive-skills coaching can play a meaningful role in helping young adults thrive at home and work, according to a new Casey-supported report. Read More
Hunger a Harsh Reality for 14 Million Children Nationwide Across the nation, 19% of kids — 14 million children total — experienced food insecurity in 2015. Read More
Why Parents Having Health Insurance is Good for American Families In the U.S., the proportion of parents without health insurance has dropped 39% in just six years. Today, 11% of parents are without health coverage. Read More
Two in Five Kids Are Read To Less Than Four Days a Week Experts urge parents to read daily to young kids — yet in 2015-2016, 42% of kids under 6 were read to fewer than four days a week. Learn more. Read More
Casey’s Trauma Trainings for Foster Parents Hailed as Promising Trauma-informed trainings helped foster parents feel more prepared and boosted placement stability for children in their care. Learn more. Read More
How Many U.S. Kids Have Special Health Care Needs? In the United States today, 14 million children under the age of 18 have special health care needs. Read More
Young Parents Face Daily Challenges, Says New Report Young parents face daily hurdles — from finding child care to pursuing education and jobs — according to a study funded by the Casey Foundation. Read More
Watch Our Webinar: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare A webinar shows how child welfare leaders can tailor evidence-based practices to meet a state’s needs, with support from the Casey and Grant foundations. Read More
Building Evidence on How to Move Young Latinas Toward College Con Mi MADRE helps girls succeed from 6th grade through college by building on mother-daughter bonds. Casey is supporting evidence of its impact. Read More
