48 Million Americans Are (Still) Living in Poverty The poverty rate in America has remained stagnant with 48 million people in 2014 still struggling to meet the needs of their households. Read More
Leah Austin to Coordinate Two-Generation Efforts Leah Austin will begin coordinating Casey's two-generation strategies at the Atlanta Civic Site, where she has led education efforts since the 2011. Read More
Indiana Implements JDAI as its Platform for Continuous Juvenile Justice System Improvement Indiana has begun to make changes in their efforts to improve its juvenile justice system to better serve the state's youth, families and communities. Read More
Supporting Workers in the New Gig Economy More workers are paid as-needed in gig roles. A recent webinar explored this shift and offered tips to help both job seekers and employers adapt. Read More
Dec. 6 Webinar: Promoting Research-Practice Partnerships in Child Welfare The Casey and Grant foundations will host a webinar on resources for building effective partnerships between researchers and child welfare practitioners. Read More
Fewer Children in Poverty, But Still Cause for Concern According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 16 million children lived in poverty in 2013. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Laura Speer on the Well-Being of U.S. Children Laura Speer, Casey's associate director for policy reform and advocacy, offers insights from the 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
More Children Insured In 2011, 9% of U.S. kids (7 million) lacked health insurance — a 30-year high. But one million more had coverage than in 2000. Learn more. Read More
More Children in Immigrant Families in Poverty The percentage of children in immigrant families whose parents do not have secure employment increased from 2008 to 2011. Read More
Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities Eric Holder and Arne Duncan announced a policy to improve education quality in juvenile justice facilities across the U.S. Learn more. Read More
