Child Welfare Strategy Group
Practice and policy experts work with public systems to improve outcomes for children involved with child welfare systems.
Practice and policy experts work with public systems to improve outcomes for children involved with child welfare systems.
JDAI is a network of juvenile justice practitioners and other system stakeholders across the country working to build a better and more equitable youth justice system. Learn more about what happens in a juvenile detention center and the importance of juvenile detention alternatives now!
A group of child advocacy and research organizations representing every state and using data to promote smart policies on issues ranging from child welfare and juvenile justice to education and economic opportunity.
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Data in recent years show that the percentage of children not living with their parents continues to rise.
New research summarized in Casey's report, Early Warning Confirmed, further demonstrates the importance of ensuring children in America are reading on grade level by third grade.
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Recent data show that more Americans are earning higher levels of education, due in part to the increase of federal funds to help support education. In 2012, 59% of the U.S. population ages 25 to 34 had a high school diploma or less; 9% had an associate's degree, and 33% had a bachelor's degree or higher (an increase of 2.5 million young people since 2000).
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.
This report is a series of 50 state-specific papers providing information about the status of immigrant families in each state.
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The Casey Foundation recently announced the second class of its Leadership Institute for State-based Advocates.
This report introduces new evidence on the widespread violence in juvenile detention centers. Learn more about the uncovered problems with juvenile detention centers in 39 states now.
This report describes six local government efforts to achieve improved school readiness for young children.
This issue brief examines the two key elements needed to connect southern young adults with rewarding employment opportunities: engaging employers and youth. Case studies from six southern cities show how they are engaging employers and young people in ways that help the entire community.
In 2015, the last full year that data is available, 12% of all youth between the ages of 16 and 24 weren’t in school or working.
