Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs A Casey report says the outdated poverty measure from the 1960s fails to reflect how families are doing today or how programs are helping.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. Read 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. 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
Five Questions with Leslie Boissiere on the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Leslie Boissiere, COO of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, talks about the movement to get kids reading proficiently by the end of third grade. Read More
Are Adult Decisions Doing Kids Harm in the Juvenile Justice System? A new video shows how juvenile justice decisions meant to help can harm youth and raise public safety risks by worsening outcomes. Learn more. Read More
Employers Are Target of New Campaign to Add Young People to Workforce Nearly 6 million young adults are out of school and work. A new Ad Council campaign urges employers to rethink hiring to help bridge the skills gap. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the KIDS COUNT Data Book: Quality Child Care for Working Families (1998) The nation can no longer afford to separate the support children need from the challenges their parents face if we want either to succeed. Read More
Success Story Illustrates How Improved Family Service Array Can Reduce Child Removals A Casey success story shows how Hampton, VA cut group placements and reduced foster care by expanding family-strengthening services. Learn more. Read More
Partnership Seeks Proposals for Summer Programs Serving Baltimore Children Casey Foundation, Family League and Weinberg Foundation to invest nearly $1.5 million in enriching summer activities for youth. Read More
Homeownership Among Immigrants Continues to Decline Kids in immigrant families are more likely than U.S.-born peers to live in households spending over 30% of income on housing (33% compared with 45%). Read More
