The Annie E. Casey Foundation and KIDS COUNT Help Vulnerable Kids and Families Succeed

The Casey Foundation provides funding and technical assistance for a nationwide network of KIDS COUNT grantee projects. They collect data on and advocate for the well-being of children at the state and local levels.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Paves the Way for Grantmakers Joining the Movement to Combat Childhood Obesity

In 2007 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiated a $500 million campaign to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. The Foundation’s multipronged approach to changing policies and environments serves as a model for how philanthropies can tackle the issue of childhood obesity head on.