Podcast Archive

2014 State Data Books from the KIDS COUNT Network

An ongoing listing of state fact and data books from the KIDS COUNT Network for 2014.

Focusing on the Factors that Help Kids Succeed

Casey President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick McCarthy outlines the Foundation's focus on the factors with the greatest influence on a child's chances to succeed: family, community and opportunity.

In 2012, Most Children Exited Foster Care to Live With Parents, Relatives and Guardians

This post examines data on youth exiting foster care in 2012. Learn which kids exited care and where they went next.

Community Matters: A New Casey Webinar Series

Casey's new Community Matters webinar series explores the complex issues surrounding community change — and the lessons we and others have learned from our work in communities throughout the country. The first in the series, Partnering With Residents in Community Change: Strategies for Engagement and Community Building, highlights the role place-based funders can play in supporting and encouraging resident-led community change, drawing from our new report on our community-building work in Atlanta as well as the experience of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation.

Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2014 Grant Applicants

Through the 2014 Atlanta Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to organizations and resident networks.

Strengthening the Network of Leaders in Juvenile Justice

The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Applied Leadership Network supports key individuals participating in juvenile justice reforms to accelerate the achievement of jurisdiction results.

Growing Healthy Readers: Taking Action to Help Kids Start Out Healthy

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Healthy Readers team has released a series of resource guides making the connection between health and learning in the early years.

Nate Balis Named Director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group

Nate Balis has been named the director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, effective July 1. Balis succeeds Bart Lubow, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

Analysis of Asian and Latino Subgroups Finds Additional Barriers to Success

According to the new Race for Results Index from the Annie E. Casey Fondation, there are clear differences in the extent of barriers to success among subgroups of Asian and Latino children in the United States.

African-American, American Indian and Latino Children Have the Most Barriers to Success

Nationally, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new Race for Results Index shows that no racial group has all children meeting the recommended milestones.