Talking About Equity: Promoting the Curb-Cut Effect Angela Glover Blackwell uses curb cuts to show how equity policies help everyone — an approach Casey supports to boost outcomes for U.S. children. Read More
How Employment Programs and Lawmakers Can Support Youth Mental Health A new report funded by the Casey Foundation provides insights into young workers’ mental health and how employment programs and policymakers can act. Read More
Survey: More Youth in Secure Detention Despite Rise of COVID-19 Black and Latino youth are staying in detention longer than before the pandemic and longer than white youth. Learn more from a Casey Foundation survey. Read More
How Public Systems Can Strengthen Community Service Providers Learn how policymakers and community programs can help unlock the full potential of culturally-based services for communities of color. Read More
The Pandemic's Toll: Only 1 in 4 Eighth-Graders Proficient in Math in 2022 Just 25% of eighth graders scored proficient in math in 2022. Read how the pandemic has impacted this important academic benchmark. Read More
Derek Douglas on How the University of Chicago Supports Local Kids and Families Anchor institutions can boost local economies. Derek Douglas shares how they can also better support kids and families in the communities they serve. Read More
The Case for Rebuilding America’s Juvenile Justice System Lisa Hamilton spoke with Liz Ryan of Youth First on fixing the juvenile justice system and reducing states’ reliance on youth prisons. Learn more. Read More
Understanding Young Worker Motivations During the Great Resignation A new study looks at the mass exodus of young service sector workers and the factors fueling this change. Read the results. Read More
Children Harmed by Unannounced Raids; No Notice to Systems That Help Kids Left Behind Lisa Hamilton, Casey president and CEO, spoke out after federal raids occurred without alerting child services to protect children’s needs. Read More
Unsafe Communities a Reality for Millions of U.S. Kids In 2015-2016, 6% of children — 4.4 million kids total — lived in communities felt unsafe by their parents. Read More
