If Parents Don’t Speak English Well, Will Their Kids Get Locked Up? Language Barriers and Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System With support from Casey, the Vera Institute of Justice is studying the relationship between immigrant parents' ability to speak English and their ability to participate in the juvenile justice process. Read More
Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less This brief outlines recent workforce trends for Americans age 65 and older by gender, education level, marital status, and rural versus urban setting. Read More
Childhood Poverty Persistence Facts and Consequences More than one-third of American children live part of their lives in poverty, and 10% are persistently poor, according to a study by the Urban Institute, with support from the Casey Foundation. The analysis of data from 1968 to 2005 showed that black children are about 2 ½ times more likely to experience poverty than white children and seven times more likely to be persistently poor, meaning they spend half their childhood below the poverty threshold. Read More
Pursuit of the Dream: Building Credit for Life This video explains how poor credit harms families and offers tips for building good scores while avoiding money traps. Read More
Data Quality in the Retrospective Reporting of Addresses This report examines the effectiveness of two techniques for cleaning and correcting incomplete address information in research databases. It utilizes data collected from residents of White Center, Wash., as part of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. Read More
Lifelong Success Starts With Reading, Says New Report A KIDS COUNT special report calls on the United States to make reading proficinetly by the end of third grade a national priority. Read More
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs Of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Our current system of educational supports is failing youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This wide-ranging report outlines the challenges, legislative landscape and promising evidence-based interventions. It closes with a clear call to action for all child-serving agencies Read More
Informing and Influencing Public Policy Learn how Doug Nelson, former president and CEO of the Casey Foundation, shaped and influenced public policy during his 20 years of leadership. Read More
2010-2011 Children and Family Fellows Announced Eighteen children and family services leaders named to Fellowship for talent, vision in sustaining community initiatives and system reforms. Read More
Members of the 2010-2011 Children and Family Fellowship Eighteen leaders from across the country have been named to the 2010-2011 class of the Children and Family Fellowship. Read More
