High Housing Costs a Reality for Millions of Kids in Immigrant Families Across the nation, 41% of kids in immigrant families and 29% of kids in U.S.-born families are living in households grappling with high housing costs. Read More
Taking Stock of the Texas "Closer to Home" Study: Ten Lessons for the Juvenile Justice Field The Casey Foundation's Nate Balis explores the national implications of groundbreaking research on juvenile-justice reforms in Texas. Read More
Percentage of Kids Living in Family-Owned Homes Rises — at Last Nearly 10 years after the peak of the Great Recession, homeownership for families appears to be rebounding. Learn more about this trend. Read More
The Do’s and Don’ts of Reporting News Through a Racial Justice Lens With Casey Foundation support, the 2016 Facing Forward Conference gave reporters tips from Colorlines on how to cover racial justice through journalism. Read More
Growing Healthy Readers: Taking Action to Help Kids Start Out Healthy The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Healthy Readers team has released resource guides making the connection between health and early learning. Read More
Bringing Quality Goods and Services to the Community The Atlanta Civic Site helps residents develop a consumer advocacy strategy to improve access to quality goods and services through local businesses. Read More
KIDS COUNT Network Deepens Strategies for Combating Racial Inequities At a retreat in Atlanta, Rev. William Barber urged 150+ child advocates to make racial equity in child well-being a universal priority. Read more. Read More
Opinion: Legal System Should Take a Back Seat to Families, Schools and Communities Nate Balis calls for expanding the use of diversion from the juvenile justice system to better serve young people and communities. Read his essay. Read More
Philadelphia Foreclosure Prevention Program Serves as Model Read about Sandra Rodriguez, a mother who kept her home with help from Philadelphia's Casey-supported foreclosure prevention program. Read More
Making Homes Healthier and More Energy Efficient in Baltimore Safe at Home, a Casey-supported program, repairs Baltimore homes for children with asthma. Tasha Mitchell’s daughter has benefited from this effort. Read More
