Helping Schools Support Social-Emotional Learning With Evidence-Based Programs A Casey Foundation brief shares nine ways schools can implement and sustain evidence-based Social-Emotional Learning programs for their students. Read More
Report: Philanthropy Must Invest in Grassroots Movements in Atlanta Grassroots groups and local leaders are tackling Atlanta’s racial wealth gap, but more philanthropic support is needed, a new report finds. Read more. Read More
Momentum Builds to End Youth Homelessness in Maryland After months of advocacy, Youth Empowered Society celebrates a win: Maryland passed the Ending Youth Homelessness Act of 2018. Learn more. Read More
Connecticut Is the First State in Nation to Eliminate Youth Prison Model Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced the closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state’s large juvenile corrections facility. Read More
Pilot Project Embraces Executive-Skills Coaching for Young People Executive-skills coaching can play a meaningful role in helping young adults thrive at home and work, according to a new Casey-supported report. Read More
Hunger a Harsh Reality for 14 Million Children Nationwide Across the nation, 19% of kids — 14 million children total — experienced food insecurity in 2015. Read More
Why Parents Having Health Insurance is Good for American Families In the U.S., the proportion of parents without health insurance has dropped 39% in just six years. Today, 11% of parents are without health coverage. Read More
Two in Five Kids Are Read To Less Than Four Days a Week Experts urge parents to read daily to young kids — yet in 2015-2016, 42% of kids under 6 were read to fewer than four days a week. Learn more. Read More
Casey’s Trauma Trainings for Foster Parents Hailed as Promising Trauma-informed trainings helped foster parents feel more prepared and boosted placement stability for children in their care. Learn more. Read More
How Many U.S. Kids Have Special Health Care Needs? In the United States today, 14 million children under the age of 18 have special health care needs. Read More
