New Analytical Tool Matches Kids and Providers for Better Results A new tool adapted for use in the child welfare system — Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) — uses an easy-to-use, scientifically validated online questionnaire to measure child well-being across a dozen behavioral domains. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Reforming Federal Financing to Support Best Practices in Foster Care The Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative offer recommendations that would transform federal funding for child welfare systems to support better outcomes for kids and families while maintaining the existing overall funding level. Read More
Low Reading Scores Show Majority of U.S. Children Not Prepared for Future Success A KIDS COUNT data snapshot finds that 80% of lower-income fourth graders and 66% of all kids are not reading proficiently. Reading on grade level by the end of third grade is a key predictor of a student’s future educational and economic success. Read More
Annie E. Casey Foundation Leader in Juvenile Justice Reform to Retire Bart Lubow, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will retire June 30 after 22 years of leading the Foundation’s work to seek safer and more effective alternatives for young people who get into trouble with the law. Read More
Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities More than 25 percent of kids in rural areas live in poverty, which is a significantly higher rate than in the suburbs. Learn how the Foundation is working to connect rural families to opportunities. Read More
Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT policy report revealed that nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century. Read More
What Makes Casebook Unique? In most public child welfare agencies, case management systems focus strictly on compliance. Casebook is an alternative that changes child welfare practice by focusing on results for families. Learn how it works. Read More
What We Learned From Making Connections Casey's most ambitious long-term initiative, Making Connections, yielded important lessons about what it takes to bring about lasting results for vulnerable kids, families and communities. Read More
Lifting Millions out of Poverty: The Earned Income Tax Credit Learn more about how the Earned Income Tax Credit is helping millions of working families stay out of poverty and how Casey has been investing to ensure that more qualified families take advantage of this benefit. Read More
A Two-Generation Strategy A major underpining of the Casey's Foundation's work is the core belief that creating a brighter future for kids depends on making sure their parents are successful today. Read More
