KIDS COUNT Webinar Recording: Creating Opportunity for Families The Casey Foundation hosted a Nov. 12 webinar on our new KIDS COUNT policy report, Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach. The session highlighted ways the public, nonprofit and private sectors can work together to help equip the 10 million low-income families with young children in the United States with the tools they need to move out of poverty and thrive. Read More
Advocates in Alabama Fight License Suspensions — And Win A new Alabama law gives drivers more time to settle fees before having their licenses suspended. Read why this is good news for residents. Read More
New Federal Policies Could Reduce Racial Wealth Gap While Helping Families Build Savings The Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends federal policy changes to narrow the wide gap in savings between white families and families of color. Read More
Casebook: A 21st-Century Tool for Family-Centered Practice Case Commons, a Foundation grantee, has developed a transformative child welfare case management technology system. A new video explores the ways technology can help reform child welfare systems and practices. Read More
Casey Endorses Extending Foster Care to Age 21 in Youth Today Op-Ed The potential to save society billions of dollars while giving young people in foster care what they need to thrive makes it imperative that more states consider extending foster care to age 21. This is the case that Leslie Gross, director of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, makes in a new op-ed. Read More
Casey to Host White House Meeting on Normalcy for Youth in Foster Care A new resource guide on adolescent development is available ahead of a White House meeting on providing normalizing experiences for youth in foster care. Read More
Video: The Transformative Power of Financial Coaching for Low-Income Parents A new TEDxWilmington talk highlights the benefits of financial coaching for low-income parents and zeros in on the story of Ms. Diaz, a single mother of three who turned her life around with the help of the Casey-supported program, $tand By Me. Read More
McCarthy Promotes Public System Reforms in Stanford Social Innovation Review President and CEO Patrick McCarthy writes about the importance of working with public systems in a supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. Read More
More Children in Immigrant Families In 2013, 17.8 million children lived in immigrant families, a 26% increase from the last decade. Of these children, 89% are U.S. citizens. Read More
Five Questions with Sue Lin Chong on Communicating KIDS COUNT As senior communications manager, Sue Lin Chong works to maximize the Foundation’s mission to build brighter futures for children and families. Learn more about her work in this installment of Five Questions with Casey. Read More