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Reports, case studies and more from the Casey Foundation and its partners.

2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book

The 36th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights steady gains in some areas, setbacks in others and ongoing opportunities to better support children and families.

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2024 Annual Results Report

Powerful stories from young people, families and advocates driving change in their communities underscore that lasting solutions come from those closest to the challenges.

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Fostering Youth Transitions 2023

An examination of the experiences of young people in foster care and how child welfare systems help them transition to adulthood.

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Our Publications Series

The Casey Foundation occasionally releases its reports and tools as part of a series or collection.

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Operationalizing Equity

This report looks at the Casey Foundation’s decades-long journey to promote race equity and inclusion. Learn how Casey embedded equity principles in its operations.

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Jeremiah Program: Boston Model

January 26, 2019

Jeremiah Program Boston set out to try something new. It removed the flagship program’s residential core and partnered with Endicott College to offer single mothers and their...

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Detroit skyline at dusk

Responsible Demolition

January 3, 2019

This brief highlights demolition guidelines aimed at limiting the spread of pollutants and protecting the health of residents during revitalization efforts in Detroit.

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A Black teenage boy sits across from a Black female counselor.

Connecting to Opportunity

January 1, 2019

This report explores strategies to tailor programs for youth facing adversity, offering key insights to enhance access and effectiveness. Learn more.

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Integrated data can support student learning

Using Integrated Data to Identify and Solve Housing Conditions that Harm School Readiness

December 13, 2018

This case study tells how shared data can be used to identify educational risk factors and then develop and implement solutions for addressing them.

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New report looks at how American Indian youth are treated by juvenile justice systems

Examining How JDAI Sites Interact with Native Youth and Tribes

November 28, 2018

Funded by Casey Foundation, this report examines how Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) sites interact with Native American youth and tribes to support...

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Young people from foster care tend to lag behind their peers in adulthood.

Fostering Youth Transitions 2018

November 13, 2018

This Annie E. Casey Foundation brief, which utilizes the most comprehensive dataset ever collected across all 50 states, fills in key details about the lives of young people who...

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A KIDS COUNT policy report illuminates needs and barriers facing nation’s young parents and their children.

Opening Doors for Young Parents

September 25, 2018

This report reminds policymakers and child advocates of the barriers that young families face. It examines national and state-level trends — highlighting areas of opportunity...

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Embedding evidence-based practices in child welfare will help improve the well-being of kids and families.

A Blueprint for Embedding Evidence-Based Practices in Child Welfare

September 17, 2018

Informed by best practices in implementation science, this report outlines a process for integrating evidence-based and evidence-informed programming into child welfare systems.

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Frontline workers in a public child welfare agency

Five Steps to a Stronger Child Welfare Workforce

September 5, 2018

Drawing on lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s multiyear effort in child protection workforce development, this publication outlines a five-step process that...

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