Blog Archive

How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Journalist

Learn now a journalist can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

State Grant to Expand Use of Proven Programs in Providence, Rhode Island

Casey’s Providence partners used a state grant to grow proven programs and boost child well-being in two neighborhoods through Evidence2Success.

How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Child Advocate

Learn how a child advocate can analyze data, connect with others and share resources through the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

Sharp Declines in Youth Placements Continue in Ohio’s Lucas County

Lucas County, OH, is helping expand JDAI efforts to reduce youth confinement, steering kids away from correctional placements and into better alternatives.

Without Government Interventions, Child Poverty Rate Would Nearly Double

Access a KIDS COUNT data snapshot highlighting the value of the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Download now.

Download KIDS COUNT Report on Better Way to Measure Poverty

Download Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States, the latest KIDS COUNT data snapshot.

What is the Supplemental Child Poverty Rate in Your State?

Find your state’s child poverty rate using the Supplemental Poverty Measure — and see how government support impacts that rate.

Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs

A Casey report says the outdated poverty measure from the 1960s fails to reflect how families are doing today or how programs are helping. Learn more.

When Teens and Parents Can't Get Along: Prevention, Not Placement, Is the Answer

Teens end up in the child welfare system simply due to parent-teenager conflict, not due to abuse or neglect. Learn how these placements can harm teens.