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Serving children and families. Building supportive communities. Reforming public systems. Gathering and evaluating data. Promoting equity. Achieving results.
Established by UPS founder Jim Casey and his siblings in honor of their mother.
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Highlights for January 2009
 Visit the KIDS COUNT Data Center
The Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center offers national, state, and city-level data on more than 100 indicators of child well-being. Create your own maps, graphs, and charts, then share them or add them to your own website. The latest updates include new vital statistics related to children and teens:
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Spotlight on Poverty, Post-Presidential Election
Visit Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity for news, ideas, and action related to fighting poverty and providing opportunity to all children and families during the current economic downturn and beyond. Spotlight is a nonpartisan effort sponsored in part by the Casey Foundation.
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Subscribe to our print and e-newsletters for the latest news on Casey's work to support children and families.
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 New Foster Care Law Will Improve Outcomes for Children and Youth
On October 7, 2008, President Bush signed the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which will help families maintain permanence by supporting relative guardianship and adoption, improving education and healthcare, and extending federal support for youth up to age 21. The law also includes support and protection for Native American children. Learn more from Casey Family Services, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's direct services agency.
 Voices of Youth in Foster Care
Casey Family Services' Connections Count newsletter offers resources to connect foster youth with families for life. The latest issue features the voices of youth in foster care talking about their yearning for family.
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