Tag: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Report: 11,649 R.I. kids lost Medicaid coverage during recent renewal
PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Island children lost their Medicaid coverage during the recent renewal process, according to a report by Rhode Island KIDS...
PPL Foundation awards $232K to 17 local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The PPL Foundation, the fundraising arm of Rhode Island Energy’s parent company PPL Corp., recently awarded $232,400 to 17 local nonprofits, including...
Governor’s plan to offer more free school meals is not enough,...
Food insecurity in Rhode Island in 2023 surged 30% year over year, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. And compared with 2019,...
United Way of R.I. honors community champions
PROVIDENCE – Two individuals, a nonprofit coalition and a local financial institution were recently honored by United Way of Rhode Island Inc. during the...
Panel: Collaboration needed across the board to resolve health inequities in...
Inequities within the health care system are not only proving to be persistent, but they are getting worse.
Panelists at the Providence Business News Spring...
RIF unveils policy framework to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Adjusting the state’s funding formula to offer schools more money for low-income and multilingual students, creating a state fund to pay for...
Clausius-Parks: KIDS COUNT will continue advocating for improving children’s lives
PAIGE CLAUSIUS-PARKS, who had been Rhode Island KIDS COUNT’s senior policy analyst, was recently appointed as the Providence-based child advocacy nonprofit’s new executive director....
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Paige Clausius-Parks | Rhode Island KIDS COUNT executive director
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT has become a statewide leader in policy and advocacy working to improve the...
R.I. KIDS COUNT: Racial disparities remain in maternal and children’s health
PROVIDENCE – Racial and ethnic disparities still exist in maternal health in Rhode Island, according to a new report by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.
The...
KIDS COUNT: Racial disparities remain in R.I. education
PROVIDENCE – Racial and ethnic disparities still exist in various aspects in education across all grades in Rhode Island, according to Rhode Island KIDS...
