Five Questions with Casey: Bonnie Howard and the Power of Partnerships As director of national partnerships, Bonnie Howard oversees investments and relationships with organizations that help the Casey Foundation make a bigger difference in the lives of kids and families. Read More
Expanding Economic Opportunity Lessons from the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative In this report the reader gets an overview of how the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative created jobs and contracting work for low-income people of color, women and local Baltimore businesses during a huge community redevelopment project. The report includes lessons learned about incorporating the strategies of economic inclusion into community development, which places the East Baltimore initiative’s efforts within a national context. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Journalist Learn now a journalist can analyze data, connect with others and share resources on child and family well-being through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
State Grant to Expand Use of Proven Programs in Providence, Rhode Island The Foundation's partners in Providence, Rhode Island, have received a state grant to expand the use of proven programs to enhance child well-being in two focus neighborhoods as part of Casey’s first Evidence2Success site. Read More
The Connecticut Turnaround Case Study This report summarizes how Connecticut has made substantial progress in 5 years turning around its troubled child welfare agency. Partnering with the Casey Foundation and others, the state has instituted improvements, driven down the number of kids removed from homes and ensured that children entering state custody live in families whenever possible, not in group placements. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Child Advocate Learn how a child advocate can analyze data, connect with others and share resources through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Sharp Declines in Youth Placements Continue in Ohio’s Lucas County The Christian Science Monitor recently ran a feature story showing how juvenile justice leaders in Lucas County, Ohio (Toledo) – one of a handful of JDAI sites nationwide that is working with the Foundation to expand JDAI’s focus to the deep end of the system – are increasingly steering court-involved youth away from correctional institutions and other residential placements. Read More
Without Government Interventions, Child Poverty Rate Would Nearly Double Access a KIDS COUNT data snapshot highlighting the value of the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Download now. Read More
Download KIDS COUNT Report on Better Way to Measure Poverty Download Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States, the latest KIDS COUNT data snapshot. Read More
What is the Supplemental Child Poverty Rate in Your State? Find your state's child poverty rate calculated with the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Also, see how government interventions for low-income families affects the rate. Read More
