The Child Tax Credit and Payments to Parents and Caregivers The expanded federal child tax credit will begin direct payments to parents on July 15, 2021. Learn more about these payments to parents and caregivers. Read More
Helping Kids in Foster Care Learn to Manage Their Emotions and Behavior Helping children and young people in foster care learn to manage their thoughts, emotions and energy is a two-part process. This is especially true when foster parents, kin and other caregivers are working with children who have experienced trauma. Read More
National Partnership to Reinvent Child Welfare Expands Thriving Families, Safer Children: A National Commitment to Well-Being has expanded its reach to include child welfare jurisdictions in 22 states that stretch from coast to coast and a sovereign tribal nation. Learn more about this effort. Read More
The Number of Bilingual Kids in America Continues to Rise In 2016, 22% of children in the United States — slightly more than 12 million kids total — spoke a language other than English at home. This rate has risen 2%, by 1.2 million kids, in the last decade. Read More
The Casey Foundation's Journey Toward Equitable Grant Making This post reflects on Casey's efforts to develop and implement an indirect cost rate policy that supports more equitable grant making. Read More
Since Pandemic's Start, 42 States See Rise in Fourth-Graders Below Reading Proficiency During the pandemic, fourth grade reading proficiency scores worsened for much of the country. Take a closer look at the data in 2022. Read More
The 5-2-2 of Results Count Casey's results-based leadership approach — Results Count — is based on five core competencies, two foundational frameworks and two foundational skills. Read More
Project QUEST: Workforce Development That Works A multiyear evaluation of Project QUEST, a workforce training program in San Antonio, shows that sector strategies help low-income job seekers develop meaningful careers that lift them out of poverty. Read More
Juvenile Justice Video Explains Ways to Elevate Care for Youth in Custody A video outlines eight ways for juvenile justice systems to elevate the standard of care for youth in custody — while working toward greater change. Read More
Nearly 11 Million Kids Face Food Insecurity as Statistic Dips to 20-Year Low In the United States, the rate of food insecurity among kids has hit a 20-year low. Read More