Annie E. Casey Foundation

Fewer Maryland children are living in high-poverty neighborhoods than a decade ago, but the lingering economic slump has left more parents without a steady paycheck, theAnnie E. Casey Foundationreported Wednesday. The Baltimore-based charity ranks...

A South Dakota child born in 2009 was most likely of average weight and had parents who were employed and could afford housing. Those are among the factors that helped the state secure a ranking of 17th in the nation for overall child well-being in...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation and other Baltimore institutions are organizing to help accelerate the growth of well-paying jobs and make sure more residents are qualified to land them, building on the recommendations of a new study that envisions the...

A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" — akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences...

A new report being released today calls on the Baltimore region to rethink economic development, pointing to a worrying trend: a mounting share of low-wage jobs shutting more and more residents out of the middle class. The number of jobs in largely low-...

A group of Baltimore's health care leaders has crafted a plan to cut new cases of HIV infection by 25 percent by 2015, as part of an overall strategy to cope with a disease that has plagued the city for decades. The plan, scheduled to be given to Mayor...

One day in the fall of 2010, Scott Marder, a partner at the law firm of Duane Morris in Baltimore, received a cold call from a young lawyer in Maryland seeking advice. The lawyer had found Marder's name in a directory maintained by the National LGBT...

If you don't make a lot of money, the Baltimore CASH Campaign thinks you shouldn't be forking any of it over to get your tax returns prepared. The nonprofit group is heading into its 11th tax season, offering free help for low- and moderate-income area...

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LANSING — Michigan continues to rank below average on some key economic measures for child well-being compared to other states, according to a report to be released Wednesday. The state ranked 30th overall in state-by-state rankings in the annual...

Hundreds of families packed into Veterans Park in Grand Rapids on Wednesday to get a free lunch provided by volunteers. "Everything is pretty much donated. We have 300 to 400 sandwiches. Every week, different church groups take their turns," said Tom...