Foundation Launches Partnership To Move Results for Maryland "Opportunity Youth" Casey and Maryland’s Governor’s Office for Children launched a program to boost school and job outcomes for youth ages 16–24 not in school or working. Read More
Teen Births Once Again Fell Significantly in 2018 America's teen birth rate fell by more than half from 2018 versus a decade ago. Explore state-level data for this rate. Read More
Webinar Recording: Strengthening Child Welfare Agency Permanency Practices A new webinar explores key takeaways from 10 Practices: A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to help agencies become stronger and more effective. Read More
Washington State Welcomes 9th JDAI Site The Clark County Juvenile Court became the ninth jurisdiction in WA to participate in JDAI. A community event launching the initiative was held in 2013. 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
First Convening of Deep End Local Pilot Sites Held Six cities were chosen by Casey to pilot ways to reduce youth in correctional and out-of-home placements, aiming to reform the juvenile justice system. Read More
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood From 2005 to 2017, 46 states saw an uptick in the share of kids whose families received public assistance. Learn which states were outliers. Read More
Webinar and New Tools: Evidence-Based Communications Strategies Advance Juvenile Justice Reform Three new resources help supporters of juvenile justice reform serve kids and communities by utilizing evidence-based communication strategies. Learn more. Read More
Most Kids Exiting Foster Care Reunited With Family in 2016 Among the kids exiting foster care in 2016, 66% were reunited with a family member and about 25% were adopted. Explore more exit data. Read More
Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care Read Michael Hill’s story: Arizona single father credits stimulus-funded child care for helping him and his son overcome a financial setback. Read More
