Montana Holds Second JDAI Conference Montana's second JDAI conference took place October 17-21 2011. 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
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
New Resources Support Efforts to Integrate Civic Data to Solve Problems Casey Foundation grantees have published two new resources to help state and local governments navigate the substantial challenges associated with collecting, linking, cleaning and securing data in the public interest. Read More
Iowa Sees Significant Reduction in Youth Detention The introduction of JDAI in Iowa has resulted in the most dramatic detention reductions the state has seen in 20 years. Read More
New Program in the Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan The Preservation of Pittsburgh Master Plan introduces a new demonstration program in Atlanta providing elderly and low-income homeowners with high-quality house repairs to bring their homes into code compliance. Read More
Fewer Young People Residing in Juvenile Justice Facilities The number and share of youth living in juvenile detention, correctional and residential facilities continued fall through 2017. Review the data. Read More
Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care Read the story of Michael Hill, a single father from Arizona who credits subsidized child care made possible through stimulus dollars with helping him and his son survive an unexpected financial setback. Read More
Nearly 700,000 More Kids Living in Low-Income Working Families Low-income working families with kids now make up 23% of the American public. This statistic has risen 3% — and 674,000 kids — since 2008. Read More
Atlanta’s Early Learning and Literary Resource Center to Partner with Educare The Atlanta Civic Site's Early Learning and Literacy Resource Center (ELLRC) at the Dunbar Learning Complex is partnering with Educare Learning Network to become Educare Atlanta. Read More