Helping children, families, and communities grow stronger together.

Winter 2010-2011 – Child welfare law highlights vital importance of educational stability. Brenda Donald brings leadership and expertise to Casey Foundation. Foster care adoption makes gains in the United States. Country artist Jimmy Wayne joins fight against homeless youth.

Spring 2010 – Douglas Nelson retires as Casey Foundation President and CEO. KIDS COUNT highlights need to focus on early reading proficiency. Congress expands opportunities for relatives in child welfare. National Foster Care Month unites communities in support of youth. Gina Maranda Samuels, professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Work, talks about connections between research and practice.

Fall 2009 – On the anniversary of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, states slow to implement. KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights need to bolster data on Children. Advocates promote accurate Census count of poor families. CWLA President & CEO Christine James-Brown talks White House Conference.

Spring 2009 — National Foster Care Month shines spotlight on new guidelines for states. Immigrant families face unique challenges in child welfare system. Young people share stories of adoption as teens. Congressman Jim McDermott of Washington State talks Fostering Connections Act.

Winter 2009 — National Adoption Day breaks records for creating lifelong families for children and youth. FosterClub All-Stars share messages of permanence to create change. National Foster Care Coalition names Kathi Crowe as executive director. The United Way of America’s Brian Gallagher outlines the organization’s financial stability partnership.

Summer/Fall 2008 — National Convening on Youth Permanence advances practices and policies. Subsidized guardianship moves forward across the country. Differential response shows promise in supporting families. Judge Eileen Willett of Arizona reforms courts to support families for kids.