RI KIDS COUNT
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT works to improve the health, safety, education, economic security, and development of RI’s children — with a core focus on equity.
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Increase in the EITC & improvements to RI Works are supported by 60+ organizations in RIght from the Start & Raising RI. Join these impactful coalitions to ensure #RI kids do not grow up in poverty. Joe Shekarchi Rhode Island House of Representatives & Dominick Ruggerio Rhode Island Senate, let’s invest in what works!
Reposting a crucial commentary in Boston Globe Rhode Island by Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies and Paige Clausius-Parks - Rhode Island must prioritize policies that uplift children and families out of poverty. Economic Policy Institute RI KIDS COUNT #PolicyPriorities #EndPoverty
'A strong body of research demonstrates that when combined, federal and state EITCs lift millions of people out of poverty annually, and, along with the Child Tax Credit, are one of the most effective anti-poverty policies for children in the US.' EconomicProgressRI RI KIDS COUNT
Thank you for all sponsors of RIght From the Start priority bills - including these 2 priority bills and 1 budget article being heard this Thursday!
Bridget Valverde
Pam Lauria
Governor Dan McKee
RIght from the Start
Increasing the EITC and improving the RI Works program will help lift children and families out of poverty and give them the best opportunity to succeed in school and in life. That's why RI KIDS COUNT has made both top priorities for the 2024 legislative session. Join us!
Commentary in Boston Globe Rhode Island by Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies and Paige Clausius-Parks -- It’s time for Rhode Island to increase support for policies proven to lift children and families out of poverty bostonglobe.com/2024/04/09/met… via The Boston Globe
Our Executive Director Paige Clausius-Parks is in Washington, DC!
She joined fellow RIers at the RI Days in the House of Reps. Here are some pics with our friends at Neighborhood Health, Seth Magaziner Gabe Amo & Sonia Guzmán (the Dominican Republican ambassador to the US).
Rhode Island has…
58% of all Family Child Care homes are in Pvd. Zoning changes made it easier to ⬆️capacity & infrastructure grants are making ctrs better for kids & providers. Increase in CCAP rates is still desperately needed. TY Mayor Brett Smiley for your support of child care&early learning programs!
Our Senator Senator Jack Reed *gets it* !
'When kids have access to a healthy, enriching learning environment, it sets them up for a strong start in life and frees parents up to pursue economic opportunities.”
turnto10.com/news/local/chi… RIght from the Start