Tag: Poverty
R.I. still among worst states for retirees
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is ranked among the worst states in the nation to retire in two new rankings, though things may be improving...
The rush is on at Amos House earlier each month
At Amos House’s soup kitchen, need is typically lower at the beginning of the month, then ramps up as people’s public-assistance benefits run out....
Offering warm welcome gets tougher for Dorcas
As Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc. heads into the winter, the nonprofit doesn’t look at the upcoming stretch of time as the...
Too many crops aren’t used to feed people
Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include...
Report: Stimulus checks, expanded UI help 17.2M people avoid poverty in...
PROVIDENCE – Federal stimulus checks and expanded unemployment insurance during the pandemic together kept 17.2 million people out of poverty in 2020, according to...
New leaders
Are you happy with the changes in leadership among R.I. elected officials this year, including Daniel J. McKee as governor?
Yes: 75%
No: 25%
Unsure: 0%
Are you...
R.I. KIDS COUNT: 14% of R.I. children lived in poverty in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT recently released data showing that 14% of children in the Ocean State, approximately 28,000, lived in poverty in...
Poverty worse than gentrification
First, the good news. More white Americans want to live in heavily black neighborhoods. A 2016 paper by the National University of Singapore’s Kwan...
Expand access to early-childhood education
To the Editor:
While I was pleased to see that the number of kids in Rhode Island who are living in poverty has gone down,...
U.S. poorer than it thinks
What does it mean to be poor? Currently there are two basic ways to define poverty. To get a better measure of who needs...
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