Helping Kids of Equal Talent Grow Into Equally Successful Students and Adults Children who struggle early in school can change course and ultimately succeed as students and adults. Yet, this transformation is less likely to take place when kids miss out on effective interventions — a disadvantage that rings true for many children of color and kids from low-income neighborhoods, according to a new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Listening to Black Women and Girls Lived Experiences of Adultification Bias This report shares insights and recommendations related to adultification bias — the perception that black girls are less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers of the same age. Learn more now. Read More
Changing the Odds (2019) Progress and Promise in Atlanta This report — a follow-up to Changing the Odds: The Race for Results in Atlanta — focuses on promising policies and approaches that, if enacted on a larger scale, could help dismantle the systemic barriers that have kept too many Atlantans of color from reaching their full potential. Read More
A Closer Look: The Generation Work Partnership in Seattle This post examines the unique challenges and opportunities of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Generation Work partnership in Seattle. It is part of a series that is devoted to checking in on each of the five Generation Work sites. Read More
Opportunity Zones: Incentivizing Investment in Low-Income Neighborhoods In this blog post, Charles Rutheiser, a senior associate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Center for Civic Sites and Community Change, talks Opportunity Zones. He reviews what these areas are, when they were established and how they could evolve with the help of a federal tax incentive program of the same name. Read More
Casey Funds Efforts to Expand State Tax Refunds for Young Workers The Annie E. Casey Foundation has awarded $260,000 in grants to six organizations that are seeking to expand their states’ Earned Income Tax Credit benefits to cover more young workers. Read More
The Casey Foundation’s Accomplishments in 2018 A new infographic highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s work in 2018 to develop solutions aimed at helping all kids realize their potential. Read More
Report Reveals Lack of Investment in Baltimore’s African-American Communities In Baltimore City, predominantly white neighborhoods receive nearly four times the investment of neighborhoods that are mostly black, according to a new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Jeremiah Program: Boston Model Report to the Annie E. Casey Foundation 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 families a new center of support. This report, which shares findings from a 3.5-year implementation study, tells readers who the partners are, how they worked together and what happened when they forged a new approach that broke the Jeremiah mold. Read More
Adapting the Model: Successful Two-Generation Program Sheds its Residential Approach What happens when a successful residential program for single mothers and their children tries expanding without one of its key features? The answer, articulated in a new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, spurs even more questions — plus important insights — about two-generation programming. Read More
