Indiana Results-Based Leadership Helping Ex-Offenders Turn Their Lives Around in Marion County, Indiana This report outlines Indiana's Leadership in Action (LAP) program to reduce the rate of re-arrest by incarcerated people after they are released. Read More
The DREAM Act Securing America’s Future in Education This brief outlines a case for the DREAM Act as a way of providing educational opportunities to undocumented immigrant children who consider the U.S. home. Read More
Small Investments, Big Changes A 10-Year Review of the Casey Fellows' Mini-Grants Program This report highlights 10 years of the Fellows Alumni Network’s mini-grants, alumni engagement and awards from Casey’s Children & Fellowship program. Read More
Funding Permanency Services A Guide to Leveraging Federal, State and Local Dollars This guide explores child welfare funding and how states can shift from costly congregate care to community-based services for children and families. Read More
Responsible Redevelopment in East Baltimore This report outlines the goals, strategies and progress of the East Baltimore, Maryland, Revitalization Initiative. Read More
Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters A KIDS COUNT Special Report on the Importance of Reading by 3rd Grade Millions of kids reach 4th grade without 3rd grade reading skills — putting them at risk of dropping out. Learn what can help change the trend. Read More
Focusing on Results in Promise Neighborhoods Recommendations for the Federal Initiative This report explains how to implement the Federal Promise Neighborhoods initiative using Results-Based Accountability. Read More
The Missouri Model Reinventing the Practice of Rehabilitating Youthful Offenders Kid “jails” are often unsafe and unconstitutional — but Missouri’s model shows a better way. Learn how it’s transforming juvenile rehabilitation. Read More
U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions National and State Trends, and Trends by Race and Ethnicity This report shares 2010 stats on teen pregnancy, birth and abortion, and explains the methods and sources used to calculate the estimates. Read More
The 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book State Profiles of Child Well-Being The 21st KIDS COUNT Data Book offers national and state data on child well-being across 10 key indicators. See how kids are doing where you live. Read More
