The Missouri Model: Worthwhile Reform Benefits Youth and States According to a new report, the Missouri Model in juvenile justice has been proven to improve public safety, make facilities safer and improve outcomes for youth, without additional costs to taxpayers. Read More
More Children Raised by Relatives and Family Friends, Report Finds More than 2.7 million children in America are raised by grandparents or other relatives at some time in their lives. Read More
New $5 Million Grant Program Will Connect Youth Facing Obstacles to Higher Education and Employment In partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fund, the Annie E. Casey Foundation announced today that it plans to award $5.4 million in grants over the next three years to help more teens and young adults complete high school and postsecondary education and build paths to careers. Read More
Youth Incarceration Sees Dramatic Drop in the United States The KIDS COUNT data snapshot, "Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States," shows the juvenile confinement rate to be at a 35-year low, signaling the opportunity for alternative, more effective responses to court-involved youth. Read More
New Partnerships to Strengthen Communities in Buffalo, Columbus and San Antonio The Annie E. Casey Foundation today announced that it is forming partnerships in three cities to improve the well-being of children and their families through community- and family-focused innovations. Over the next two years, the Casey Foundation will award up to $150,000 annually to partners in Buffalo, N.Y.; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio to support community development within low-income neighborhoods in their cities, while also helping them develop programs that serve children and their parents at the same time. Read More
Thirty-five Largest U.S. Cities Saw Increase in Child Poverty Rate Between 2005 and 2013 The 2013 American Community Survey data show the first decline in the national child poverty rate since it began to rise in 2008. Although many cities also experienced declines between 2012 and 2013, the child poverty rate in the majority of America’s largest cities has not yet returned to prerecession levels. Read More
Too Many Kids in U.S. Child Welfare Systems Not Living in Families On any given night, about 57,000 children under the care of our nation’s child welfare systems are going to bed without the care and comfort of a family. In its latest KIDS COUNT policy report, Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the Foundation highlights this and other sobering statistics that point to the urgent need to ensure, through sound policies and proven practices, that everything possible is being done to find loving, nurturing and supported families to help raise more of these children. Read More
1.7 Million More Children Live in Low-Income Working Families Today Than in Midst of Great Recession Rising tide of economic recovery did not lift all boats; it left millions shipwrecked, according to the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. State and federal policies that focus simultaneously on children and their parents can help more families enjoy the nation’s growing prosperity. Read More
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Names Patrice Cromwell Vice President, Center for Economic Opportunity The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Patrice Cromwell as vice president for its Center for Economic Opportunity. Read More
Foundation Calls for Grant Proposals to Support Baltimore Children and Families Direct service organizations in Baltimore City may receive grants of up to $20,000 for summertime youth activities and programs. Read More
