Summary of Recommendations for Federal Child Welfare Financing This handout summarizes policy recommendations for realigning federal child welfare financing to support best practices in four key areas. Read More
Bipartisan, Common-Sense Solutions In a Jan. 28 column, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlighted the recent re-emergence of compassionate conservatism, a strand of moderate conservatism that includes a focus on reducing poverty and promoting opportunity. Read More
May 15 Webinar: Preparing Young People for Workplace Success Join the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends for a May 15 webinar that explores how Generation Work and Positive Youth Development strategies are giving organizations a new way to help young people achieve workplace success. Read More
Webinar: Lessons from LEAP On Sept. 19, the Casey Foundation hosted a webinar sharing data and lessons from the first phase of Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP). Watch now. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Hits New Low The rate of children without health insurance fell from 8% in 2010 to a record low 4% in 2016. Despite this big-picture progress — one in which every major economic, racial and ethnic group saw child uninsured rates fall — disparities persist. Read More
A Place to Call Home in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Neighborhood By the new year, Brandi Oates and her family expect to move into a renovated, nearly 1,700-square-foot home in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood. It is one of 53 houses that the Casey Foundation purchased to help increase homeownership in the area and transform it into an inclusive community where children and families can thrive. Read More
The Nate Balis Interview Nate Balis, the new director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, sits down for an interview with philanthropy's Juvenile Justice News. Read More
Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities More than 25% of kids in rural areas live in poverty — a much higher rate than in the suburbs. Learn how Casey connects rural families to opportunities. Read More
Nation’s Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low In 2015, the nation’s teen birth rate dropped to an all-time low of 22 births per 1,000 teenage girls. In 1990, this rate was significantly higher at 60 births per 1,000 teenage girls. Read More
Evidence2Success in Providence: A Report on Implementation A new report, Evidence2Success in Providence: Using Programs That Work, provides an overview of the model’s implementation in the two pilot neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island — Casey’s first Evidence2Success community. Read More
