Resources

Food Environment Atlas

Research, Reports & Data —  February 09, 2010, Economic Research Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Web-based mapping tool enables comparisons of 90 indicators of the food environment among U.S. counties.

Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement

Research, Reports & Data —  February 08, 2010, Urban Institute

The report analyzes the consequences of parental arrest, detention and deportation on children.

The Interactive Effects of Stress Reactivity and Family Adversity on Socioemotional Behavior and School Readiness

Research, Reports & Data —  February 08, 2010, Journal of Child Development

The study finds that emotionally sensitive children possess a great potential to thrive when raised in supportive, nurturing and encouraging environments.

Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) One Year Later: Connecting Kids to Coverage

Research, Reports & Data —  February 08, 2010, InsureKidsNow.gov/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This federal study finds that Medicaid and CHIP enrolled 2.6 million more children in the past year, yet 5 million eligible children remain uninsured.

The issue brief provides a summary of the Obama administration's education budget request, released Monday, February 1.

Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools and the Demographic Stratification of the American School System

Research, Reports & Data —  February 05, 2010, Education and the Public Interest Center (EPIC) and the Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU)

The study concludes that charter schools are substantially more segregated by race, wealth, disabling condition and language than the local public school districts in which they reside.

Unemployment and Family Homelessness: The Nation's Crisis, New York City's Experience

Research, Reports & Data —  February 05, 2010, Institute for Children and Poverty

The report explores public assistance programs in New York City, where the number of families and children living in homeless shelters in 2010 is expected to increase by 13 and 15 percent, respectively.

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Awards

The Casey Medals are awarded annually to recognize exemplary reporting on children and families. Learn more »

2009 Casey Medals | Television: Long Form

Winner: "Critical Condition," Public Policy Productions, Inc.

By: Roger Weisberg

Compelling stories and fluid story-telling drive this sharp documentary on the lack of affordable health care. The issue affects so many in this country ...

Events

Special Events | The Newseum, Washington D.C. | October 27, 2009

2009 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism and America's Promise Journalism Awards

Video highlights of JCCF's annual Casey Medal awards ceremony.

Fellowships and Training | February 01, 2010

FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAINING

The Journalism Center's competitive fellowships and training sessions give you up-close, on-the-record access to top experts in the children, youth and family field.