Summary of Recommendations for Federal Child Welfare Financing This handout summarizes policy recommendations for realigning federal child welfare financing to support best practices in four key areas. Read More
How to Fund Best Practices in Child Welfare Tracey Field and Patrick McCarthy discussed policy recommendations to support best practices in child welfare at a 2013 briefing on Capitol Hill. Read More
Educational Attainment Data Encouraging More Americans are earning degrees, aided by federal funds. In 2012, 33% of young adults had a bachelor’s or higher, up 2.5 million since 2000. Read more. Read More
Measuring Developmental Outcomes in Evidence-Based Programs The Casey Foundation tracks whether youth in evidence-based programs meet key milestones in behavior, health, education and emotional well-being. Read More
Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency. Read More
Giving Kids a Healthy Start Educare Atlanta’s 2011 Healthy Beginnings program blends education and health to help kids thrive and succeed by third grade. Learn more. Read More
In 2012, More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families In 2012, 35% of children (24.7 million) lived in single-parent families. Learn more. Read More
Iowa Celebrates Attendance Awareness Month Up, Up, and Attend is a super-hero themed attendance awareness campaign that is being used in Grade-Level Reading (GLR) communities throughout the U.S. Read More
What's Best for Children The research is clear: Living in families is what’s best for children, no matter their age. Watch this presentation to learn more. Read More
Revisions to JDAI Facility Assessment Standards on the Way The U.S. Dept. of Justice issued the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, outlining how juvenile and adult facilities must address sexual misconduct. Read More