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Study: R.I.’s concentrated poverty rates for minority children outpace national average

Economy 09/24/2019

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

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/19/2019

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

Education 04/08/2019

PROVIDENCE – The percentage of Rhode Island children living in poverty continues to decline, edging down to 16.6% in 2017 from 17% a year...

A REPORT BY RHODE ISLAND Kids Count found that more than one-third of children in the state are either overweight or obese, while 62 percent are considered to have healthy weights. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND KIDS COUNT

Report: One-third of R.I. children overweight or obese

Health Services 03/29/2019

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 ...

Health Services 01/14/2019

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 has gifted $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health care to those in need in Rhode Island.

Delta Dental of Rhode Island announces $1.5M in gifts to support...

Health Services 10/17/2018

PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has gifted more than $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health...

ON TUESDAY, R.I. Kids Count published a new issue brief on children in poverty. This chart shows 2018 data from the National Center for Children in Poverty on parental employment of children under age 18 by income level. / COURTESY RI KIDS COUNT

Report: R.I. parent employment outpaces national average

Nonprofit 06/04/2018

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?

Nonprofit 05/25/2018

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...

THE NATIONAL Race for Results report shows Rhode Island Latino and African-American students fare worst in the U.S. in educational success. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND KIDS COUNT

Report: R.I.’s Latino students fare worst in U.S. in educational success

Health Services 11/27/2017

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.,...