Millions of Children Living in High-Poverty Areas Increasingly, America is the land of the haves — and the have-nots. Read More
Connecticut and New Jersey Make the Grade The 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book spotlights two states that are working to move their youngest children to the top of the class. Read More
1.7 Million More Children Live in Low-Income Working Families Today Than in Midst of Great Recession Rising tide of economic recovery did not lift all boats; it left millions shipwrecked, according to the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. State and federal policies that focus simultaneously on children and their parents can help more families enjoy the nation’s growing prosperity. Read More
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Moves to the Casey Foundation Today, the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative becomes a unit of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Annie E. Casey Foundation CEO Calls for States to Close ‘Youth Prisons’ As a new report finds secure facilities inherently flawed and dangerous, Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy calls for them to be replaced with strategies that promote youth development. Read More
New Report Documents Continuing Rampant Maltreatment of Incarcerated Youth In its 2011 report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, the Casey Foundation showed that heavy reliance on correctional confinement frequently exposes youth to severe maltreatment. In a new 2015 report, the Foundation has updated those findings. The news is not good. Read More
Poverty and Barriers to Opportunity in Atlanta This report on poverty in Atlanta explains how opportunities for children and families in Atlanta vary widely depending on race, ethnicity and where they live. Read More
