Download New Report on Connecting Kids in Foster Care to Families Download Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the latest KIDS COUNT Policy Report. Read More
Every Kid Needs a Family Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success This KIDS COUNT policy report underscores a simple fact about childhood: Family matters. Yet, today in America, 57,000 children are still living in group placements. Readers will learn about limiting the role of residential treatment care to its intended purpose and how state and local leaders can work together to enhance family-oriented services and supports. The end goal? Brighter futures — and loving families — for some of our country’s most vulnerable children. View the list of KIDS COUNT Outreach Partners, a network of organizations who help to promote KIDS COUNT data and its policy recommendations. Read More
Atlanta Community Investment Fund Seeks 2015 Grant Applicants Through the 2015 Atlanta Community Investment Fund, the Foundation provides small grants to organizations and resident networks. Read More
Admitting Failure: Learning From Mistakes in Philanthropy Admitting failures contributes to high-quality implementation, innovation of new strategies and improved governance and transparency. It’s good medicine that doesn’t always taste so good. Yet despite increasing philanthropic interest in mistakes and learning, many foundation staff still find it difficult to have conversations about mistakes. Read More
Becoming Adults, Executive Summary One-Year Impact Findings from the Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation This report presents MDRC’s evaluation of the Transitional Living program located in Tennessee and operated by Youth Villages. Read More
Bringing up Baltimore One City’s Approach to Strengthening its Most Vulnerable Families Baltimore recently launched an innovative effort to fix its disconnected and disappointing system of home visiting services. The goal? Coordinate high-impact, evidence-based strategies aimed at helping the city’s most fragile families — and especially its youngest residents — lead healthier, successful lives. Read More
Number of Kids in Foster Care Increases for First Time Since 2005 After a decade of steady decline, the number of children in foster care increased from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, there were approximately 402,000 children in the system. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care to Live with Parents, Relatives and Guardians In 2013, a total of 238,547 children exited the foster care system. Two out of three (66%) of those exiting care were either reunified with their parents or primary caretakers, other relatives or guardians; and 21% were adopted. Read More
Foundation President’s Statement on Freddie Gray Death Following the death of Baltimore's Freddie Gray and community reaction, Patrick McCarthy, the Foundation's president & CEO, pledges to work with the city's youth, community leaders and nonprofits to better connect young people and their families to opportunity. Read More
