Affordable, safe and secure housing is important for both parents and their children. High housing costs can leave low-income families scrambling to cover other important expenses and facing difficult budget trade-offs.
Frequent moves can jeopardize children’s performance and success in school, leading to lasting achievement gaps. And unhealthy housing conditions — such as exposure to molds, lead and tobacco smoke — can seriously compromise a child’s well-being.
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, young people are playing a key role in developing solutions to end youth homelessness. Read how A Place for Me is engaging young people in the development of a drop-in center for youth who are facing homelessness.
For low-income families, the pathway to homeownership often falls outside the bounds of the formal mortgage system. A new report sheds light on these informal markets in Baltimore and how they often disadvantage buyers and exacerbate racial inequities.
What do we know about youth and young adult homelessness today? The Annie E. Casey Foundation explores studies and policy papers from Voices of Youth Count, an initiative of Chapin Hall, to answer some key questions.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest webinar recording shares insights, lessons and themes from a pair of two-generation program evaluations. The discussion centers on how to serve whole families while also prioritizing racial equity and the voices of those being served.
Families require an immediate policy response to meet the needs of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, which — according to a new policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation — has left millions struggling with finances, school, work and mental health.
This KIDS COUNT policy report uses U.S. Census Bureau surveys to examine how households with children are faring during the pandemic. Learn what these data reveal about the health and economic well-being of children and families across the country.
How do families with children — and low-income families, in particular — end up living where they do? Sociologists Stefanie DeLuca of Johns Hopkins University and Christine Jang-Trettien of Princeton University set out to answer this very question.
As the nation grapples with the outbreak, the Annie E. Casey Foundation plans to leverage its knowledge, resources and relationships to support partnerships aimed at improving housing security and stability. Read to learn more.
Young fathers of color face myriad challenges — from struggling to maintain housing and family-supporting jobs to keeping up with child support. At the same time, organizations, funders and others can improve how they’re supporting these fathers.
The Tipping the Scale Toolkit from Enterprise Community Partners shows nonprofits, funders and developers to preserve the country’s supply of these affordable units.
