Academic Ladder is Extending for More Young Adults KIDS COUNT statistics show that today’s young adults are more likely to have an associate’s degree relative to 2008 (42% versus 37%), yet more than half of all young adults ages 25 to 34 still have academic careers that stop at or before their high-school graduation day. Read More
Young Americans Experience Gains in Employment and Education The percentage of youth who are unemployed has steadily declined since 2011 and the percentage of young adults with a college degree is on the rise. Read More
Tech Solutions for Pressing Human Services Problems Casey Foundation Board Chair Michael L. Eskew; Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy; and former Foundation President and CEO Douglas W. Nelson delivered remarks at the Symposium of the Future of Child Welfare. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Policymaker Learn how a policymaker can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Educational Attainment Data Encouraging Recent data show that more Americans are earning higher levels of education, due in part to the increase of federal funds to help support education. In 2012, 59% of the U.S. population ages 25 to 34 had a high school diploma or less; 9% had an associate's degree, and 33% had a bachelor's degree or higher (an increase of 2.5 million young people since 2000). Read More
Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2014 Grant Applicants Through the Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to community-based organizations and resident networks to develop community-driven responses to common challenges. The deadline for 2014 submissions is 5 p.m., Friday, May 30. Read More
Casey Project Awarded Support From Newman’s Own Foundation Casey-funded project awarded a grant to further develop an innovative technology system for human services. Read More
More Children Insured Hitting a three-decade record, 9% of U.S. children (7 million) were without health insurance in 2011. This represents one million more children with insurance than in 2000. Read More
Webinar Highlights Selection Process For New Evidence2Success Sites A recent webinar outlined the Evidence2Success approach and the Foundation’s process for selecting new communities to participate in the framework starting in 2015. Read More
Fewer Children Living With At Least One Unemployed Parent While the child poverty rate in America hovers around 22%, there are fewer kids living in homes with an unemployed parent. Read More
