New York City Youth to be Shifted out of State-Run Facilities Gov. Cuomo's "Close to Home" program moves justice-involved youth in New York City closer to family through residential and community-based programs. Read More
State-Level KIDS COUNT Data Books in 2019 Casey’s KIDS COUNT Network tracks the well-being of children and families in each state. Learn more about how children in your home state are faring. Read More
How Shared Data Helped Link Housing Conditions and School Readiness Cleveland used shared data to link housing risks with low kindergarten readiness — then turned it into action with city and community partners. Read more. Read More
More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families in 2013 In 2013, 35% of U.S. children (24.6 million) lived in single-parent families, according to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Promoting Student Safety With Police-Free Schools A new blueprint aims to eliminate school policing practices that disproportionately harm students of color. Learn more. Read More
Strengthening the Federal Infrastructure for Evidence-based Policymaking A new report gives a blueprint for building a strong infrastructure that promotes the use of evidence and research during the federal policymaking process. Read More
Equity Conversation Guides Serve as Timely Resource in Current Moment Protests highlight the need for racial equity discussions. The Equity Conversation Guides help facilitators teach structural racism’s history and impact. Read More
In Their Best Interest: Placing Kids in Families From the Start Families are key to child development, yet 4 in 10 kids in group care were placed there without valid reason, despite laws favoring family-like settings. Read More
Better Family Life and MILPA Earn Casey’s 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award The Casey Foundation honors Better Family Life, Inc., and MILPA Collective with its 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award, for their juvenile justice reform work. Read More
A Vital Records Win for Hawaii’s Young People in Foster Care Young advocates are leading Hawaii’s push to deliver vital records to 18-year-olds in foster care, setting them up for self-sufficiency. Learn more. Read More
