New Foster Care Data Show Progress in Placing Kids with Families KIDS COUNT data snapshot suggests systems need an increased focus on reducing group care for children in foster care, though acknowledges progress in family-based placements. Read More
New Federal Policies Could Reduce Racial Wealth Gap While Helping Families Build Savings The Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends federal policy changes to narrow the wide gap in savings between white families and families of color. Read More
Eleven Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color Recommendations and initial funding commitments set stage for long-term effort to ensure success in health, education and employment of young men of color. Read More
New Collaborative Launched to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Children, Families and Communities Eleven national and local organizations announced the creation of the National Results and Equity Collaborative to help more vulnerable young people succeed from birth throughout adulthood. Read More
Annie E. Casey Foundation Leader in Juvenile Justice Reform to Retire Bart Lubow, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will retire June 30 after 22 years of leading the Foundation’s work to seek safer and more effective alternatives for young people who get into trouble with the law. Read More
"Upside Down" Report Calls for Equitable Tax Subsidies A new study shows more than half of the $400 billion spent by the United States in FY2009 on wealth-building strategies benefited the nation’s wealthiest 5%. Read More
Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Surged 25% During Past Decade Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas – about 1.6 million more since 2000 – according to a new KIDS COUNT data snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Promising Strategy Trains Workers for Jobs in Today’s Economy, Meets Employer Needs A new book, coedited by Casey's Robert Giloth, provides results and lessons from sector strategies in the workforce development field. Read More
Lifelong Success Starts With Reading, Says New Report A KIDS COUNT special report calls on the United States to make reading proficinetly by the end of third grade a national priority. Read More
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Joins White House Initiative to Support Young Men of Color Ten philanthropies are working with the “My Brother's Keeper” effort to create opportunities that help young men of color in America lead healthy and productive lives. Read More
