U.S. Child Poverty Rate Reaches Prerecession Level The nation’s child poverty rate fell to 18% in 2017. See how this rate has changed over time. Read More
Under Armour and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Join Funders to Support Summer Programs for Baltimore Youth Under Armour and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) are joining nine of Baltimore’s largest charitable and nonprofit organizations to support high-quality summer programs for the city’s children and youth in low-income families. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017. Read More
Annual JDAI Conference Celebrates Success The 19th JDAI Interstate Conference in 2012 included more than 40 workshops and celebrated the initiative's past two decades of success. Read more. Read More
Nominate or Apply: 2019–21 Casey Children and Family Fellowship Casey Foundation seeks nominations for its Children and Family Fellowship, empowering leaders to drive system reforms and community change. Read More
Tools and Tips for Collecting and Analyzing Racial and Ethnic Data Access to racial and ethnic data provided by public institutions can often be too limited or too broad in scope to truly analyze inequities between children of color and their white counterparts. Alicia Van Orman, from the Population Reference Bureau, shared techniques for collecting publically-available data and disaggregating it by race during a webinar for the KIDS COUNT network. Read More
Community Canvassing Program Connects Atlantans With Workforce Training An Atlanta pilot uses face-to-face canvassing to connect residents with jobs and workforce training opportunities. Learn more. 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
Leadership Development Program Improving Children’s Health Advocacy Together, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies are directing and funding intensive training for some of the top child health advocates from throughout the nation in improving health outcomes for children. Read More
Boston Professor Receives Bimel Award for Helping Drive Detention Reforms The Casey Foundation honored William Rodriguez with its 2017 Bimel Award for his work in justice, equality and youth advocacy. Read more. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Beadsie Woo on Protecting the Credit of Foster Youth Beadsie Woo, senior associate in Casey's Center for Community and Economic Opportunity, discusses building and protecting the credit of foster care youth. Read More
