Blog Archive

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.

Five Questions with Casey: Rob Geen and the Importance of Family

In this "Five Questions" edition, Geen discusses findings from the KIDS COUNT Policy Report, Every Kid Needs a Family, about the importance of connecting children in foster care with families.

Diversity Among U.S. Child Population Continues to Increase

Kids of color will represent a majority of children in the United States by 2018, according to Census Bureau projections.

Prosecutors Lead the Way for Domestic Violence Detention Alternatives in King County

King County, WA, launched a new diversion program offering crisis services and respite care for youth in family-related domestic violence cases.

Housing Burden Disproportionately Affects Children of Color

Statistics on how the housing burden disproportionately affects children of color.

Are Adult Decisions Doing Kids Harm in the Juvenile Justice System?

The Foundation has produced a brief video to highlight how adult decision makers in the juvenile justice system, looking to address and rehabilitate counterproductive actions in young people, ironically make decisions that instead damage young lives and open the door to youth becoming a greater threat to public safety.

Report Highlights Successes and Challenges of Casey’s Social Investments

Since 2002, the Foundation has invested nearly $200 million in deposits, debt, equity and guarantees across a range of impact areas including community and economic development, housing, education and child welfare. These social investments have made a positive impact, resulting in both stable, affordable housing and job opportunities for low-income families and communities, according to a new report by the nonprofit Pacific Community Ventures.