KIDS COUNT Network Deepens Strategies for Combating Racial Inequities At a retreat in Atlanta, Rev. William Barber urged 150+ child advocates to make racial equity in child well-being a universal priority. Read more. 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
Using Integrated Data to Identify and Solve Housing Conditions that Harm School Readiness A Cleveland Case Study This case study tells how shared data can be used to identify educational risk factors and then develop and implement solutions for addressing them. 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
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
U.S. Children Most Likely to Grow Up With Married Parents in 2017 Nationwide, 66% of kids lived in married-couple homes and 25% lived in mother-only homes. Explore more data on kids and family structure. Read More
Rewriting the Playbook for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Research favors patient, youth-focused strategies over punishment for justice-involved young people, promoting encouragement and development. Learn more. Read More
Study: Early Work Experience and Supportive Adults A Boon to Low-Income Youth Postsecondary degrees, early job experience and strong adult ties boost success for youth from low-income homes, says the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Kids Deserve Better: Why Juvenile Detention Reform Matters Even brief juvenile detention can affect court outcomes and lead to lasting negative impacts on young people, research shows. Learn more. Read More
How One Colorado County Cut its Child Welfare Hiring Time by More Than Half Jefferson County, CO cut hiring time for child welfare roles through the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s On the Frontline initiative. Learn how. Read More
