Blog Archive

Too Many Young Readers Still Aren’t Making the Grade

Reading scores for fourth graders improved over the last 5 years. Nonetheless, roughly 2 out of 3 fourth-graders were not proficient in reading in 2015.

State and Federal Policy Reform

Investments in policy analysis and partnerships with national organizations that strengthen the capacity of decision makers to help kids and families.

New Federal Policies Could Reduce Racial Wealth Gap While Helping Families Build Savings

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends federal policy changes to narrow the wide gap in savings between white families and families of color.

Learn More: A Collection of Resources on Building Savings and Assets

Explore how savings, assets and smart policy can help close the racial wealth gap and boost financial stability for low-income families.

Investing in Tomorrow

Helping families build savings and assets

This brief explores policy moves to help more families acquire assets and narrow the racial wealth gap. Review its recommendations.

KIDS COUNT Data Center Moves Race-Related Statistics Center Stage

Users of the KIDS COUNT Data Center can now search by characteristic when sifting through data and hunting for trends on child and family well-being.

Connecting Young Adults to Employment

Results From a National Survey of Service Providers

This report shares how 340 groups help young adults find jobs and offers insights to improve policies, investments and practices in today’s labor market.

Measuring the Progress of Jim Casey Initiative Sites

The Jim Casey Initiative supports 17 sites in helping foster kids transition to adulthood, using a Theory of Change and Logic Model to guide progress.

Patrick McCarthy on Using Evidence To Do the Most Good for Kids and Families

Casey Foundation President Patrick McCarthy recently participated in the William T. Grant Foundation's "Evidence at the Crossroads" blog series. Read more.

Federal Case Study Highlights Early Childhood Education in the Atlanta Civic Site

A new case study details the efforts of Casey's partners to help kids and families in Atlanta thrive through a two-generation approach to early education.