Looking forward to seeing you. It will be both a great opportunity to celebrate and to set a path to defend this progress on children's health and well-being in the face of current threats.🎉💪

RI Governor McKee Governor Dan McKee declares emergency amid food stamp crisis - taps federal TANF funds to provide some help to families with children, while Rhode Island Foundation provides funds to RI Food Bank & community agencies providing food. bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/met… via The Boston Globe

Thank you BankRI for sponsoring this event, Connecting for Children & Families for partnering with us, & NeighborWorksBRV for hosting us at their beautiful site. Loved seeing RI KIDS COUNT logo welcoming the community to this event.

Thanks Newport ThisWeek for covering this important community event

Good news! Hoping this means that families in Rhode Island and across the country will get the food assistance they need.

RI Senator Meghan Kallman renews the call to strengthen the state's safety net & increase taxes on the most wealthy. She quotes Miss Rachel, saying "No one needs a billion dollars. People need food. The end.” Rhode Island Senate Rhode Island House of Representatives bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/met… via The Boston Globe

Commentary: Imagining Rhode Island without nonprofits -- without food pantries, libraries, health centers, & afterschool programs United Way of Rhode Island bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/met… via The Boston Globe

We at RI KIDS COUNT were proud to sign onto this letter & are doing all we can to ensure that Rhode Island children have access to the healthy food they need to grown, learn, and develop. States and families can't shoulder this burden without help from Congress Food Research & Action Center Lisa Filletti @CBFP

Don’t miss this important event where we celebrate progress on children’s health, honor those who were instrumental in achieving this progress, and announce RI KIDS COUNT’s policy priorities for 2026 EconomicProgressRI Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island Senate Family Service of RI

We at RI KIDS COUNT strongly believe that better access to virtual hearings are needed to protect the safety of RIers and our justice system. We stand with Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law AMOR RI RIStateCouncilChurch Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice (SCIJ) and many others

NEW PHONE NUMBER—The 24/7 Immigration Legal Support line, in partnership with the City of Providence, is for anyone seeking immigration support. Please call 401-784-8628 for your immigration legal needs. — via Dorcas International

To learn more about how to request a remote hearing or to address accessibility needs, people are asked to contact the Judiciary’s Access to Justice Office Resource Center at (401) 615-2469 or accesstojustice@ courts.ri.gov.

Thank you to RI governor, Governor Dan McKee, for committing to maintaining state Head Start funding as you put together your FY27 proposed budget in a difficult budget year RIght from the Start RI KIDS COUNT Children's Friend Woonsocket Head Start bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/met… via The Boston Globe

Coalition sues Trump admin over changes to HUD grants that would result in many Rhode Islanders losing their homes Peter Neronha HomesRI bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/met… via The Boston Globe

Here’s the opportunity you were looking for to help local families who are struggling during this season.

As the weather gets colder, make sure you know where to refer individuals and families who may be out in the cold, seeking a place to warm up during the day, space at a shelter, or longer-term housing -- housing.ri.gov/resources/indi… HomesRI RI Coalition to End Homelessness

During this holiday season and in the face of so many federal threats, we encourage all Rhode Islanders to support these nonprofits that are stepping up to safeguard our children and our collective future. RI KIDS COUNT

We RI KIDS COUNT believe that young people should get a voice in decisions that affect them, including their schools, so we strongly support Vote16USA campaign to expand voting rights to 16 & 17yos in school board elections & giving youth member of RI Board of Ed right to vote

Congratulations Dr Greg Fox from American Academy of Pediatrics - RI Chapter on the release of this important brief on family home visiting in collaboration with RI KIDS COUNT & Children’s Friend. Provides recs about how to address funding challenges program Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island Senate Governor Dan McKee Rhode Island Department of Health