News Releases & Interviews
Arnold Wellman Named to Board of Trustees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation – April 6, 2012
Arnold Wellman, retired president of Global Public Affairs for UPS, was unanimously elected to the Annie E. Casey Foundation Board of Trustees at the March 2012 board meeting. Wellman was employed by UPS for 38 years, beginning his career in UPS operations. At the time of his retirement he was responsible for all worldwide government affairs activities among the over 220 countries and territories served by UPS.
Applicants Sought for 2012 Baltimore Direct Services Grants Program – March 2, 2012
The Annie E. Casey Foundation calls for grant proposals from local direct service organizations that will be sponsoring summer activities and programs for disadvantaged Baltimore City youth. Baltimore nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible to apply for grant awards up to $20,000. Priority consideration will be given to organizations that serve Baltimore’s most vulnerable children, such as those who are homeless or academically at risk, with strategies to promote attendance and reading success. The deadline for applications is March 23, 2012.
Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Surged 25 Percent Over Last Decade – Feb. 23, 2012
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. The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey show that about 7.9 million, or 11 percent, of the nation’s children are growing up in areas where at least 30 percent of residents live below the federal poverty level.
Casey Partners with First Focus to Create State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center for Child Welfare – Jan. 4, 2012
The Annie E. Casey Foundation today announced the formation of a nonpartisan center to enhance the existing network of state child welfare policy advocates working to achieve comprehensive reforms for children and families involved in child welfare systems. The State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC) will engage, build, and support a network of reform-minded child welfare stakeholders.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Appoints Ryan Chao Vice President, Civic Sites and Community Change – Nov. 30, 2011
The Annie E. Casey Foundation today announced the appointment of Ryan Chao, the current executive director of Berkeley, Calif.-based Satellite Housing, as vice president of Civic Sites and Community Change, a position that will oversee the Foundation’s community change investments including its most significant community transformation initiatives in Baltimore and Atlanta.
Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy’s “Flip Chat” Interview with Philanthropy News Digest – Nov. 18, 2011
In an interview with the Foundation Center’s Philanthropy News Digest (PND), Casey president and CEO Patrick McCarthy talked about some of the statistics on child poverty from the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book; the Foundation’s focus on reducing poverty, creating lifelong families and building strong communities; and even the Occupy Wall Street movement. PND’s chat series spotlights thought leaders in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds. Check out the interview on PND’s blog, PhilanTopic.
Reliance on Juvenile Incarceration is Not Paying off for States, Taxpayers or Kids, Report Finds – Oct. 4, 2011
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's new report, No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration assembles a vast array of evidence to demonstrate that incarcerating kids doesn't work: Youth prisons do not reduce future offending, they waste taxpayer dollars, and they frequently expose youth to dangerous and abusive conditions. The report also shows that many states have substantially reduced their juvenile correctional facility populations in recent years, and it finds that these states have seen no resulting increase in juvenile crime or violence. Finally, the report highlights successful reform efforts from several states and provides recommendations for how states can reduce juvenile incarceration rates and redesign their juvenile correction systems to better serve young people and the public.
Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy Interviewed on FOX News – Sept. 26, 2011
On Monday, Sept. 26, FOX News interviewed Casey President and CEO Patrick McCarthy on the rise in child poverty among children across the nation. Watch the McCarthy interview on video.
New Data from American Community Survey Shows 41 out of 50 Largest U.S. Cities Had Increases in Rates of Children in Low-Income Families – Sept. 22, 2011
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the national percentage of low-income children rose from 39 percent in 2007 to 44 percent in 2010, based on the new ACS data released today. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include economic data from the 2010 ACS. The data also finds that Detroit and Cleveland are the two cities from the 50 largest U.S. cities that have the highest rates of children living in low-income families in 2010; Seattle and Virginia Beach are the two cities with the lowest rates of children living in low-income families in 2010.
Recession Increases Number of Children Living in Low-Income Families by 7% to 31 Million: 7.8 Million Children Lived With at Least One Unemployed Parent in 2010 – Aug. 17, 2011
According to data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book, over the last decade there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low income children and families. The official child poverty rate, which is a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, essentially returning to the same level as the early 1990s. This increase means that 2.4 million more children are living below the federal poverty line. Data also reveals the impact of the job and foreclosure crisis on children. In 2010, 11 percent of children had at least one unemployed parent and 4 percent have been affected by foreclosure since 2007.
Laura Speer of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in "The Early Show" Segment on U.S. Census Findings – June 24, 2011
Laura Speer, associate director, Policy, Research & Data, and KIDS COUNT national coordinator at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is part of today’s “The Early Show” story on the sweeping change in the country’s race composition, with more than half of the children under age 2 being minorities . Laura comments that Americans will have to face the fact that racial and ethnic minorities will become the U.S. majority by midcentury and that the 1950s “Ozzie and Harriet” stereotypical family has vanished. The interview can be seen here: