Facing Our Future Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement This report examines the consequences of parental arrest, detention, and deportation on 190 children in 85 families in six locations across the country. Read More
Improving School Readiness in DeKalb County, Georgia This case study provides an example of how Casey's results-based Leadership in Action Program helped leaders in a Georgia community work more collaboratively and produce measurable results to improve the lives of children. Read More
Back on Track Transforming Virginia's Child Welfare System A collaboration between the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia decreased the number of children in foster care and reduced the state’s overreliance on congregate care. This case study describes the effort that successfully introduced a family-centered child welfare practice model, increased both permanency rates and access to community-based care, and reduced overall spending. Read More
The 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book State Profiles of Child Well-Being This 21st annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information on the conditions of America’s children and families. Find out how kids are doing on ten key indicators of child well-being. Read More
U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions National and State Trends, and Trends by Race and Ethnicity This report details the most current teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion statistics as of January 2010. It concludes with discussion of the methodology and the sources used to obtain the estimates. Read More
The Missouri Model Reinventing the Practice of Rehabilitating Youthful Offenders Kid “jails” are routinely found to be unsafe, unhealthy and unconstitutional, but not in Missouri. Learn how the Missouri Model has reinvented juvenile rehabilitation for the better. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2009 Helping Families Succeed This issue of Casey Connects outlines 4 sets of federal policy approaches aimed at improving the lives of America’s most economically fragile families. Readers will learn what actions the Foundation recommends to help reduce poverty, reform the nation’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and improve data on children and families. Read More
Young Children Most Often Missed in Census, Study Says Children 5 years old and younger have been miseed more than any other age group in the decennial census. Read More
Technical Assistance to Schools and School Support Organizations This publication presents an overview of four organizations, each offering technical assistance to an audience in the education arena. Read More
Why are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census? A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report outlines reasons that the U. S. Census population count misses so many young children and shows how that affects the political and economic structure for all. Read More