Young Americans Experience Gains in Employment and Education The percentage of youth who are unemployed has steadily declined since 2011 and the percentage of young adults with a college degree is on the rise. Read More
Nearly Six Million Kids Are Impacted by Parental Incarceration Close to six million kids in America have experienced losing a parent to prison or jail. Read More
Two States, Two Very Different Educational Attainment Rates Mississippi and Massachusetts are opposites in educational attainment rates among residents and also median income values among households with kids. Read More
Video: The Transformative Power of Financial Coaching for Low-Income Parents A TEDxWilmington talk shares how financial coaching through $tand By Me helped a single mother transform her life. Learn more. Read More
LEAP Turns One: A Year In Review Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) turned one in September 2017. Casey checks in on the early results and finds there’s plenty to celebrate. Read More
Casey Launches Initiative in the South to Reduce Debt for Families of Color The Casey Foundation has awarded $580,000 in grants to seven partnerships working to reduce household debt in communities of color throughout the South. Read More
What’s Standing in the Way of Evidence-Based Programs? Evidence-based programs can transform child and family outcomes if scaled effectively. A new report explores this challenge and offers solutions. Read More
New Guide Helps Leaders Advocate for SNAP E&T Programs Seattle Jobs Initiative — with Casey support — has released a guide to serve as a blueprint for helping states develop skills-based SNAP E&T programs. Read More
American Indian Kids Face Some of the Greatest Challenges to Success American Indian kids are struggling to access paths to opportunity, according to the Casey Foundation’s recently released Race for Results report. Read More
Two Out of Three Kids in America Are Living With Both Parents Two out of three children in America live in a married-couple household, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
