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Facts about Rhode Island Works
April 12, 2012 - This fact sheet provides some basic facts about Rhode Island Works, the state's welfare program.
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Drastic Drops in Spending and Caseloads for Child Care Program in Rhode Island
March 27, 2012 - The Child Care Assistance Program was enacted to assure access to high quality child care for children in low- and modest-income working families. Enrollment and funding increased each year until 2005, but from 2005 to 2011 total funding has declined by 40%.
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Rhode Islanders Need Child Care: Facts about the Child Care Assistance Program
March 27, 2012 - The Child Care Assistance Program provides subsidies to working parents to help pay for early learning programs for their young children and for safe after-school care. This program is vital to thousands of Rhode Islanders, yet has been dramatically impacted by budget cuts in recent years.
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An Unbalanced Approach to Balancing the State Budget: A Recap of the FY2012 Budget
September 11, 2011 - Rhode Island policymakers were among those in 42 states charged with closing budget gaps for the 2012 Fiscal Year. Read about how lawmakers chose cuts over revenue increases to balance the state budget.
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The Basics of the RI Works Program
March 11, 2011 - The Rhode Island Works program, the state’s “welfare” program, provides minimal cash support and work readiness services to approximately 5,800 low-income families.
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Rhode Island Standard of Need
November 10, 2010 - Every two years, The Economic Progress Institute publishes The Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) to provide an accurate picture of how much it costs to live in Rhode Island, and to show how government assistance programs help families meet basic needs.
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Office of Child Support Reductions Weaken Enforcement Capabilities
May 10, 2010 - The Child Support program, operated by the Office of Child Support Services, is vitally important to tens of thousands of Rhode Island single parent families.
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An Uneven Path: State Investments in Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency
April 10, 2010 - Income and work support programs are vital to a woman’s ability to seek and sustain employment while caring for her family. In recent years, state investments in these programs have been severely eroded. The state’s weakened economy and growing budget shortfalls have resulted in significant spending cuts to the programs that help families meet their basic needs.
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State of Working Rhode Island 2007
February 03, 2007 - The Poverty Institute's biennial study that documents trends in wages, occupations, unemployment, and the state's workforce.
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The Status of Women in Rhode Island - A Mid-decade Report
January 03, 2007 - This study, commissioned by the Women's Fund of Rhode Island and written by The Poverty Institute, measures how well Rhode Island women are doing on several indicators including political participation, employment and earnings, social and economic autonomy, and health and well-being.
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The Right Start for Children, Families and Rhode Island
March 06, 2006 - The Starting RIght Initiative sought to ensure access to affordable, high-quality child care and early education for all Rhode Island families with children from birth to 16 years old.
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State of Working Rhode Island 2005
September 03, 2005 - This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends in job growth, unemployment, wages, poverty, and work-related benefits in Rhode Island.
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