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
Ohio JDAI Collaborative Expands Representation to Detention Hearings Ohio JDAI reforms ensure that detained youth in their counties are represented by counsel. Read More
Webinar to Highlight Well-Being of Kids in Financially Struggling Families A Center for Financial Services Innovation webinar in November will focus on how kids in financially struggling families are faring. 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
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood From 2005 to 2017, 46 states saw an uptick in the share of kids whose families received public assistance. Learn which states were outliers. Read More
Most Kids Exiting Foster Care Reunited With Family in 2016 Among the kids exiting foster care in 2016, 66% were reunited with a family member and about 25% were adopted. Explore more exit data. Read More
What Wyoming Does Well: KIDS COUNT Leader in Economic Well-Being Samin Dadelahi shares why Wyoming leads in kids’ economic well-being, as highlighted in the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Casey Foundation. Read More
New Study Offers Insights on Families Who Leave Housing Programs An Urban Institute study takes a closer look at what happens to families who leave housing assistance programs. Read More
Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care Read Michael Hill’s story: Arizona single father credits stimulus-funded child care for helping him and his son overcome a financial setback. Read More
McCarthy: “Let Us Be the Leaders Who Witness the Closing of the Last Training School” Former Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy gave the keynote at the 2010 Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-site Conference. Read More
