Opening Doors for Young Parents: Kids Count Policy Report

Young parents face a wide range of challenges – from housing instability and health concerns to interruptions in education and limited employment options. These challenges can quickly trickle down a family tree, steepening their children’s own climb to success. This report from the Annie. E. Casey Foundation examines national and state-level trends – highlighting areas of opportunity and concern – and shares potential solutions that can help these families thrive.

October 23, 2024
Renter Education & Housing Stability for Single Mothers
October 23, 2024
Mental Health in Employment Pathways for Intergenerational Transformation
October 23, 2024
Increasing Access to & Funding for Early Childhood Education
May 18, 2022
Toward a More Equitable Tomorrow: A Landscape Analysis of Early Childhood Leadership
April 13, 2022
Providing Employment and Income Supports When Noncustodial Parents Have Barriers to Payment
April 13, 2022
Setting Realistic and Accurate Child Support Orders
June 16, 2021
Bringing Fathers Into Focus for Child and Family Well-Being
March 23, 2021
Aligning Systems: Aspen Early Childhood Development and Health Forums, 2017-2020
October 23, 2020
Two-Generation Approach to Leveraging TANF: DC as a Case Study for Policymakers
September 29, 2020
Two Open Windows Part II: New Research on Infant and Caregiver Neurobiologic Change
August 26, 2020
Implementing Sensible Debt Reduction Strategies
August 26, 2020
Ensuring Families Receive All Child Support Payments
August 26, 2020
Centering Child Well-Being in Child Support Policy
March 23, 2020
Aspen Early Childhood and Health Forum Brief: Putting Children and Parents on a Path to Success
October 10, 2019
Family Prosperity Innovation Community Index
October 1, 2019
Balancing Work with School and Training while Raising Young Children: A National Portrait of Young Parents, Their Schedules, and Children’s Care Arrangements
August 1, 2019
Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations: Evaulation Design Report
July 31, 2019
Two-Generation Strategy Yields Promising Results: The LIFT-AppleTree Partnership Pilot Project
July 1, 2019
Moving on Up: Helping Families Climb the Economic Ladder by Addressing Benefits Cliffs
April 30, 2019
Promising Practices: Child Care and Workforce System Integration and Program Sustainability
February 13, 2019
Building Pathways for Parents: Innovation for Work and Education
February 13, 2019
Aspen Early Childhood and Health Forum: Aligning and Streamlining Systems to Secure Better Outcomes for Families
December 31, 2018
Worksheet on Meeting the Child Care Needs of Participants in Education and Training
December 31, 2018
Investing in Innovation: Reflections on the Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education Pilots
December 11, 2018
New Mexico Forum on Early Childhood Development and Family Well-Being
December 6, 2018
Place Matters: A Two-Generation Approach to Housing