Foundation Launches Partnership To Move Results for Maryland "Opportunity Youth" The Casey Foundation and the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children are launching a results-based leadership program aimed at improving academic and employment outcomes for youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working. Read More
Child Poverty Remains Steady in 2012 After Four-Year Rise For the first time since the start of the Great Recession, the U.S. child poverty rate did not increase, holding steady at 23% (16.4 million children). Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw their child poverty rate stay the same or decrease between 2011 and 2012 — a positive trend, although most states' rates are still considerably above pre-recession levels. Read More
Building Results-Focused Leaders for Tomorrow The Foundation has chosen 11 local leaders to participate in its third class of Atlanta Leaders for Results, designed to produce next-generation social change leaders in the city. Read More
Celebrating the Art of Community in Southwest Atlanta A new public art installation along the fence line of the Foundation's University Avenue site was unveiled during Casey's Art of Community event this summer. Read More
New Funds Limit Use of Detention Facilities for Massachusetts Youth and Expand JDAI A new grant from the Lookout Foundation has been awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. This grant will help deliver JDAI’s mission to decrease the length of stay in detention for low-risk youth and reduce the racial and ethnical disparities within the juvenile justice system. JDAI’s work will expand at the county level across Massachusetts. Read More
More Children Growing Up in Rented Homes Recent data show that the rate of homeownership is dropping in the U.S., which can prevent families from building assests and moving toward financial security. Read More
Iowa Celebrates Attendance Awareness Month Learn about Up, Up, and Attend — the super-hero themed attendance awareness campaign that is being used in Grade-Level Reading (GLR) communities throughout the United States. Read More
CSG Report Offers National Implications for the Juvenile Justice Field The Council of State Governments, in conjunction with the Texas A&M Public Policy Research Institute, has released findings from a comprehensive study that looks at juvenile justice reforms undertaken by Texas. Read More
Montana Holds Second JDAI Conference Montana's second JDAI conference took place October 17-21 2011. Read More
What Wyoming Does Well: KIDS COUNT Leader in Economic Well-Being The Annie E. Casey Foundation spoke with Samin Dadelahi, chief operating officer of the Wyoming Community Foundation, on why Wyoming ranks best for economic well-being of kids and families in the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More