Help Make Children Count Too
Children have been undercounted in every census since the first one in 1790. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is supporting the Census Bureau’s efforts to ensure that parents and child care providers count their babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms so all children can benefit tomorrow from community services.

• Download the toolkit featuring popular children's cartoon character Dora the Explorer to help spread the word among colleagues, members, and friends.
• Read the Casey report, Why Are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census?
• See how children are faring in your state or community in the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

Patrick T. McCarthy Named President/CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the election of Patrick T. McCarthy as Casey’s next president and chief executive officer. Currently the senior vice president at the Foundation, Patrick will step into his new leadership role on April 4, 2010. Read the letter to grantees and colleagues regarding the transition.

Helping Families Access Public Benefits
This new report calls for funders, states, communities, and the federal government to make sure that expanded benefits made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- including food stamps, unemployment insurance, and housing subsidies -- are reaching low-income families.