Blog Archive

Debra Joy Pérez on Possibilities and Opportunities for Youth

Casey's Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning, Debra Joy Pérez, discusses demographic trends and creating pathways to opportunity for youth.

Critical Investments Should Target the First Eight Years of Life, Report Finds

Casey’s KIDS COUNT report shows the importance of early investment in child development for future success in language and cognitive skills.

Grade-Level Reading Communities Tell Their Stories

Madison County, New York participated in the Tell Our Story project, describing their challenges, accomplishments and plans as a rural community.

New Proposal Calls for Return on Investment in Federal Child Welfare Financing

The Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Initiative proposed federal funding reforms to improve child welfare practices at a Capitol Hill briefing.

Summary of Recommendations for Federal Child Welfare Financing

This handout summarizes policy recommendations for realigning federal child welfare financing to support best practices in four key areas.

How to Fund Best Practices in Child Welfare

Tracey Field and Patrick McCarthy discussed policy recommendations to support best practices in child welfare at a 2013 briefing on Capitol Hill.

Educational Attainment Data Encouraging

More Americans are earning degrees, aided by federal funds. In 2012, 33% of young adults had a bachelor’s or higher, up 2.5 million since 2000. Read more.

Measuring Developmental Outcomes in Evidence-Based Programs

The Casey Foundation tracks whether youth in evidence-based programs meet key milestones in behavior, health, education and emotional well-being.

Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model

This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency.