Child Poverty Still on the Rise, but Outlook for Children Better in Education and Health As the nation’s economy recovers, America’s children are showing some signs of improvement despite an ever-growing poverty rate, according to new data in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Baltimore Nonprofits Awarded Grants to Support Summer Programs for Local Kids Learn about the 21 local nonprofits that were awarded grants through Casey's 2012 Baltimore Direct Service Grant (BDSG) program, supporting summer activities for disadvantaged Baltimore City youths. Read More
Debra Joy Pérez Named Vice President for Research, Evaluation and Learning The Annie E. Casey Foundation announces the appointment of Debra Joy Pérez as vice president for research, evaluation and learning. Pérez comes to Casey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., where she built a record of achievement. Read More
National, State Scorecard on Children’s Progress Shows Persistent Obstacles to Reaching Milestones America’s future prosperity depends on our ability to prepare all children to achieve their full potential in life. Amid rapid demographic shifts, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows we have much ground to cover to ensure that all kids — especially children of color — are positioned to thrive. Read More
Atlanta Beltline Partnership And Casey To Host Pittsburgh Rise Festival Festival on May 21st is free of admission and open to the public. The event includes food, hoops, chess, balloon rides, gospel and home tours in southwest Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. Read More
Official Poverty Measure Fails to Provide an Accurate Assessment of Anti-Poverty Programs A Casey report shows that the federal government’s official poverty measure created in the 1960s uses outdated information on how U.S. families are faring today, failing to illustrate the effect of programs designed to help them. Read More
More Children on Path to Success at Dunbar Learning Complex Children at the Dunbar Learning Complex have shown significant gains in reading proficiency and early childhood development, and more are starting school prepared to learn, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Young Children Most Often Missed in Census, Study Says Children 5 years old and younger have been miseed more than any other age group in the decennial census. Read More
Website Connects Government Agencies, Community Organizations with Proven Cost-Effective Programs Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, an interactive website that is part of Casey's Evidence2Success initiative, sets a new standard of evidence for what works to help children reach important developmental milestones. Read More
Nate Balis Named Director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group Nate Balis has been named the director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, effective July 1. Balis succeeds Bart Lubow, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Read More
