More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families in 2013 In 2013, 35% of U.S. children (24.6 million) lived in single-parent families, according to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Decline in Foreign-Born Children In 2013, 3% of children in the United States were foreign born. Read More
More Americans Earning Bachelor’s Degrees and Higher Today, more Americans are earning higher levels of education, according to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Youth in Foster Care Share Their School Experiences In 12 fast-paced pages, this report shares the stories of 10 young people who faced constant hurdles and havoc while trying to advance their education in foster care. It champions the same cause — a consistent classroom setting — as its sister publication, Sustaining Momentum: Improving Educational Stability for Young People in Foster Care. Read More
Building Results-Focused Leaders for Tomorrow The Foundation has chosen 11 local leaders to participate in its third class of Atlanta Leaders for Results, designed to produce next-generation social change leaders in the city. Read More
New Brochure Highlights the Foundation’s Evidence2Success Framework New brochure highlights the elements of the Foundation’s Evidence2Success framework and milestones achieved for the first communities to use it. Read More
Celebrating the Art of Community in Southwest Atlanta A new public art installation along the fence line of the Foundation's University Avenue site was unveiled during Casey's Art of Community event this summer. Read More
Get Georgia Reading Campaign Officially Kicks Off Get Georgia Reading — a statewide campaign to get all children on a path to reading on grade level by the end of third grade — officially launched at an August event that included First Lady Sandra Deal, as well as state commissioners, educators, parents, business leaders and children’s authors. Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty by Helping Kids and Their Parents Succeed Educare Atlanta, the Center for Working Families and Dunbar Elementary School in southwest Atlanta are developing a strong, more closely aligned partnership to ensure parents and children succeed together. Read More
