Tag: Poverty
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...
Capital Good Fund blazing trails out of poverty
Business Excellence Awards 2018
Overall excellence at a small company: Capital Good Fund
With nearly one-half of the U.S. population unable to tap $400 in savings...
Census report breaks down state of Rhode Island in 2017
PROVIDENCE – New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey were released this week for 2017, with information that provides a comprehensive...
Panhandlers need help, not jail, fines
By issuing a restraining order barring enforcement of Cranton’s anti-panhandling ordinance, U.S. District Court Judge William Smith has thrown the ball back into Mayor...
Signs of hope in fighting effects of poverty, unbanking growth
It is not a coincidence that at the same time that the rate of poverty in Rhode Island is growing, the percentage of people...
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