Modest Progress on Child Poverty Preceded the COVID-19 Pandemic In 2019, 12 million children nationwide — 17% of America’s kids — were living in poverty. See how this statistic has changed over the years. Read More
Which Kids Run the Greatest Risk of Multiple Adverse Experiences? In 2015-2016, 22% of children in the United States had multiple adverse experiences. Read More
David Steinhart Appointed by California Senate to State Corrections Board David Steinhart, director of the Juvenile Justice Program for Commonweal, was appointed to California's Board of State and Community Corrections. Read More
Civic Site Staff Talk Inclusive Community Planning in National Series Atlanta Civic Site staff shared their vision to ensure those most affected by community issues help shape solutions, via an Orton Foundation call series. Read More
New Brochure Highlights the Foundation’s Evidence2Success Framework New brochure highlights the elements of the Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework and milestones achieved for the first communities to use it. Read More
Federal Demonstration Seeks to Curb Homelessness Among Youth Transitioning from Foster Care A new HUD program offers housing support to youth leaving foster care, aiming to reduce the high risk of homelessness among this vulnerable group. Read More
Employers Are Target of New Campaign to Add Young People to Workforce Nearly 6 million young adults are out of school and work. A new Ad Council campaign urges employers to rethink hiring to help bridge the skills gap. Read More
Embedding Race Equity and Inclusion: A Report from the Baltimore and Atlanta Civic Sites A new report documents the Casey Foundation’s efforts to embed a race equity lens in its programmatic units in Baltimore and Atlanta. Read more. Read More
Recorded Webinar Available: Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being A new webinar highlights how the Youth Experience Survey helps communities use data to identify risks and support youth well-being early on. Read More
Atlanta’s Early Learning and Literary Resource Center to Partner with Educare Atlanta’s Early Learning & Literacy Resource Center at the Dunbar Learning Complex partnered with Educare Learning Network to become Educare Atlanta. Read More
