Tag: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Study: R.I.’s concentrated poverty rates for minority children outpace national average
PROVIDENCE – Racial disparities for Rhode Island children living in poverty run deeper than national averages, according to a report released Tuesday by Rhode...
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,...
R.I. KIDS COUNT: Child poverty on decline, as other challenges rise
PROVIDENCE – The percentage of Rhode Island children living in poverty continues to decline, edging down to 16.6% in 2017 from 17% a year...
Philanthropy Calendar, April 5, 2019
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Report: One-third of R.I. children overweight or obese
PROVIDENCE – About 35 percent of children in Rhode Island are obese or overweight, according to a new report from Rhode Island Kids Count.
The...
American Lung Association uses $30K CVS grant for school policies ...
PROVIDENCE – The American Lung Association is using a $30,000 grant from CVS Health Corp. to help Rhode Island schools design, implement and enforce...
Delta Dental of Rhode Island announces $1.5M in gifts to support...
PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has gifted more than $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health...
Report: R.I. parent employment outpaces national average
PROVIDENCE - In Rhode Island, the third state in the union to adopt a paid family leave program, the rate of children aged six...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT improves the health, safety, education, economic well-being and development of Rhode Island’s children.
Year founded: 1994
Executive director: Elizabeth Burke Bryant
2017...
Report: R.I.’s Latino students fare worst in U.S. in educational success
PROVIDENCE – African-American and Latino children face systemic barriers to healthy development in Rhode Island, the latter facing the worst prospects in the U.S.,...
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