Leading With Evidence: Documenting Progress With Data and Evaluation The Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation recently brought together child welfare administrators and researchers from across the country for a two-day symposium to build evidence-based strategies that imporove outcomes for children, families, and communities. Read More
More Kids Living in Low-Income Families Today Than Before Recession When it comes to child well-being, the research is clear: Family finances matter. Poverty can impede a child’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional and behavioral problems. In total, 31 million kids— 43% of the nation’s children — now live in families that are low-income. Read More
States Speeding Up Adoption Wait Times According to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center, kids are waiting less time to be adopted. Read More
Strengthening America’s Immigrant Workforce New reports from the Aspen Institute present a snapshot of how workforce development and immigrant-serving organizations currently intersect, as well as recommendations for how practitioners in these fields can strengthen partnerships to better connect immigrants to skill-building and career advancement opportunities. Read More
Health Care for Every Child All children in the United States should have access to quality health care. Research indisputably shows children’s health is the foundation of their physical, intellectual and emotional development. The Casey Foundation urges policymakers to resist efforts to reverse health-care protections for children and families. Read More
New Approach to Child Protection Investigations Yields Encouraging Results Cuyahoga County uses Continuous Quality Improvement to better understand how child welfare cases move through its system. Learn more. Read More
Reports on Youth Incarceration and Parents’ Insights During COVID-19 Reports share insights from families of youth in custody during COVID-19. Read ways to reduce youth incarceration during the pandemic. Read More
Child Poverty Still on the Rise, but Outlook for Children Better in Education and Health As the nation’s economy recovers, kids are showing signs of improvement despite a growing poverty rate, according to Casey’s 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Mapping a More Equitable Future: The Metro Atlanta Equity Atlas The Metro Atlanta Equity Atlas is a new online data resource that examines eight key quality-of-life indicators across the metro Atlanta area and features an innovative mapping tool and 200 maps that clearly reveal how where you live has a significant influence on your access to opportunities. This new resource can provide elected officials and community leaders with the information they need to create a more equitable Atlanta. Read More
Community Matters Highlights Baltimore Neighborhood's Innovative Approach to Development The latest webinar in our Community Matters series — Community Development From the Ground Up: An Innovative Approach in Baltimore’s Oliver Neighborhood — shares the story of a community-driven effort to reclaim and reinvest in an East Baltimore neighborhood. Read More
