New Administrator of OJJDP Robert L. Listenbee was named Administrator of OJJDP, after 16 years as Chief of Juvenile Unit in Philadelphia and 27 years as a trial lawyer. Read more. Read More
Patrick McCarthy on the Increasing Struggles of America's Working Families In 2012, Casey Foundation President Patrick McCarthy urged greater awareness of disadvantaged children at the Spotlight on Poverty forum. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Policymaker Learn how a policymaker can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Casey Project Awarded Support From Newman’s Own Foundation Casey-funded project awarded a grant to further develop an innovative technology system for human services. Read More
Webinar Highlights Selection Process For New Evidence2Success Sites A recent webinar outlined the Evidence2Success approach and Casey’s process for selecting new communities to participate in the framework starting in 2015. Read More
More Young Adults Earning Postsecondary Degrees in 2017 In the U.S., the share of disconnected teens fell while the share of young adults with a bachelor's degree grew. Read more about this progress. Read More
Nationwide, 4.5 Million Kids Live in Hard-to-Count Census Tracts Forty states have a double-digit percentage of young kids living in a hard-to-count census tracts=. Discover why this matters. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Continues to Hold in 2017 In 2017, 3.9 million kids lacked medical insurance. Most — 75% — were between the ages of 6 and 18. Get more data details. Read More
Data on Young Adults and Poverty is Encouraging for 2018 The share of young adults living in poverty has fallen from 26% in 2010 to 21% in 2018. Review state level highlights for this statistic. Read More
How a Work-Based Learning Model Is Helping Students Stay in School By connecting learning to community impact, youth are gaining skills — and a stronger sense of belonging and purpose. Learn more. Read More
