Child Poverty Remains Steady in 2012 After Four-Year Rise For the first time since the start of the Great Recession, the U.S. child poverty rate did not increase, holding steady at 23% (16.4 million children). Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw their child poverty rate stay the same or decrease between 2011 and 2012 — a positive trend, although most states' rates are still considerably above pre-recession levels. Read More
Southwest Key Programs Awarded National Council of La Raza 2013 Affiliate of the Year Southwest Key Programs has recieved the highest honor that a National Council of La Raza (NCLR) affiliate can recieve in recognition of the work they have been doing in the Latino community to help youth succeed. Read More
Infant Mortality Rate at Historic Low The rate of infant mortality has dropped 34% since 1990 in the United States. This proves to be an all-time low in the country. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Gail Hayes on Early Childhood Education Gail Hayes, director of Casey's Atlanta Civic Site until her retirement at the end of 2013, discusses the effort to deliver quality early childhood education at the state and national level. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Bart Lubow and Reducing Reliance on Youth Detention Bart Lubow, director of Casey’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, talks about reducing the reliance on secure detention for youth. Read More
Helping Atlanta's Community Leaders Achieve Results for Kids and Families Atlanta Leaders for Results is a 10-month leadership development program of the Foundation designed to develop leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors in Atlanta. Read More
Youth Confinement Rate at a 35-Year Low The youth confinement rate is at its lowest in 35 years. This shows that the decline continues to grow and is declining at a fast pace. Read More
McCarthy Speaks at Community and Diversity in American Life Colloquium President and CEO Patrick T. McCarthy spoke at the Community and Diversity in American Life forumat the University of Maryland, College Park. He focused on the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book and work done by the Foundation in areas of strengthening families, communities and opportunity for all. Read More
Casey's Laura Speer Discusses U.S. Census Findings with CBS News CBS News interviews Laura Speer, associate director for policy reform and advocacy, on America's changing racial landscape. Read More
Students Who Don’t Read Well in Third Grade Are More Likely to Drop Out or Fail to Finish High School Students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers. Read More
