Thirty-five Largest U.S. Cities Saw Increase in Child Poverty Rate Between 2005 and 2013 The 2013 data show child poverty fell for the first time since 2008, but rates in major U.S. cities remain above pre-recession levels. Learn more. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Tracey Feild on the Need to Reform Child Welfare Funding Tracey Feild, director and manager of the Child Welfare Strategy Group, discusses child welfare funding reform. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the KIDS COUNT Data Book: Rethinking Public Services (1993) Learn how selected themes of the KIDS COUNT Data Book helped define a generation of work at the Casey Foundation and the field. Read More
Five Things You Need to Know About Measuring Poverty in America As debates swirl about measuring poverty in the United States, Casey's Laura Speer offers five important facts to consider. Read More
Fresh Strategies for Creating Jobs at Big Ideas for Jobs Big Ideas for Jobs shares expert proposals to boost sustainable jobs through federal policy, industry innovation and entrepreneurship. Learn more. Read More
The White House and Experts Explore Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials RCTs offer strong evidence on what works, but they’re costly. Learn how Casey and others are finding affordable ways to run them. Read More
New Report Captures Local Perspectives on Making Connections A new report shares local insights on how Casey’s Making Connections initiative helped build stronger communities and drive lasting change. Read more. Read More
New Tool Measures Well-Being of Kids Served by Child Welfare Systems Casey partners with The Duke Endowment to develop and test the Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) assessment tool for child welfare systems. Read More
Casey Tech Project Highlighted in Boston Globe Op-Ed In the Boston Globe, Stephen Goldsmith writes about the need for better information technology to help saves kids' lives. Read More
Teen Birth Rate at Historic Low Teen births hit a record low in 2012: 305,000 teens gave birth, down from 60 to 29 per 1,000 between 1990 and 2012. Learn more. Read More
