Expanding Choices for Evidence-Based Programming With Casey support, Blueprints expanded its evidence-based programs to help communities find youth development models that meet their specific needs. Read More
United States Sees Small Gains With Low Birthweight Babies In 2015, 8.1% of U.S. babies — over 320,000 — were born at low birthweight, a rate similar to Kenya, Iran, Uruguay and Tanzania. Learn about small gains. Read More
TARC: The Information Exchange Network of Making Connections Learn about the Technical Assistance Resource Center, the info exchange arm of the Casey Foundation’s decade-long Making Connections initiative. Read More
Casey Celebrates Arizona’s Richard Elías For Building a Fairer Youth Justice System The Casey Foundation honored Richard Elías with its 2015 Natalie S. Bimel Award for his work to build a fairer youth justice system in Arizona. Learn more. Read More
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. Read More
New Webinar to Look Deeper at JDAI Results Data In a new webinar from the Casey Foundation, experts walk through the data featured in JDAI at 25: Insights From the Annual Results Reports. Watch now. Read More
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. Read More
Child Poverty Remains Steady in 2012 After Four-Year Rise Child poverty held at 23%; thirty-eight states and D.C. saw rates stay the same or drop from 2011-2012, but most remain above pre-recession levels. Read More
New SSIR Case Study Shares Three Communications Lessons of KIDS COUNT A new SSIR case study shares three key lessons from Casey’s KIDS COUNT platform, with insights from leaders Patrick McCarthy and Lisa Hamilton. Read More
Policy Wins Help Strengthen Georgia’s Families and Economy With support from the Casey Foundation, a Ga. nonprofit has helped secure key legislative changes to strengthen the state’s workforce and promote equity. Read More
