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References 6 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006-2008, Rhode Island. 7 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006-2008, United States. 8,19 The Working Families Project. (2008). Working hard, still falling short: New findings on the challenges confronting America’s working families. Retrieved December 18, 2008 from www.workingpoorfamilies.org 9,15 Shore, R. & Shore B. (2009). KIDS COUNT indicator brief: Increasing the percentage of children whose parents have stable employment. Baltimore, MD: Annie E. Casey Foundation. 10,11 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B23008. 12 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B17016. 23 Alpert, M. & Cawthorne, A. (2009). Labor pains: Improving employment and income security for pregnant women and new mothers. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress. 24 Rhode Island Department of Human Services (n.d.). DHS child care assistance program. Retrieved January 7, 2009 from www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/famchild/dcspgm.htm 25,27,28 Williams, E., Johnson N. & Shure, J. (2009). State earned income tax credits: 2009 legislative update. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 26 Mattingly, M. J. (2009). Forty-three percent of eligible rural families can claim a larger credit with EITC expansion. Durham, NH: Carsey Institute and University of New Hampshire. 29 Nagle, A. & Johnson, N. (2006). A hand up: How state earned income tax credits help working families escape poverty in 2006. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 15 Malinowski, W. Z. (2009, October 26). R.I.’s hard times hit child support. The Providence Journal. 16 Job search info for non-custodial parents. (n.d.). Cranston, RI: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. 17,21,22 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. (2009). Office of Child Support Enforcement FY 2008 preliminary report. Retrieved February 4, 2010 from www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2009/reports/ preliminary_report_fy2008/ 26,31 Vinson, M. & Turetsky, V. (2009). State child support pass-through policies. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. 28 Miller, C., Farrell, M., Cancian, M. & Meyer, D. R. (2005). The interaction of child support and TANF: Evidence from samples of current and former welfare recipients. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. 19 Parrott, S. (2008). Recession could cause large increases in poverty and push millions into deep poverty. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 20 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010). Labor force statistics from the Current Population Survey. Retrieved January 5, 2010 from data.bls.gov 21,38 Sherman, A. (2009). Safety net effective at fighting poverty but has weakened for the very poorest. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 24 Early childhood poverty: A statistical profile. (2002). New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. 25 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B17024. 26 Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, December, 2009. 13 Low-income children in the United States: National and state trend data, 1998-2008. (2009). New York, NY: Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, National Center for Children in Poverty. 14 The 2008 Rhode Island standard of need. (2008). Providence, RI: The Poverty Institute. 16,20,22 Lee. S. (2007). Keeping moms on the job: The impacts of health insurance and child care on job retention and mobility among low-income mothers. Washington, DC: Institute for Women’s Policy Research. 17 Levin-Epstein, J. (2007). Responsive workplaces: The business case for employment that values fairness and families. Washington, DC: The Center for Law and Social Policy. 18 English, A., Hartmann, H. & Hegewisch, A. (2009). Unemployment among single mother families. Washington DC: Institute for Women’s Policy Research. 21 Mathews, H. (2006). Child care assistance helps families work: A review of the effects of subsidy receipt on employment. Washington, DC: The Center for Law and Social Policy. (continued from page 35) References for Children Receiving Child Support 5 Formoso, C. (2000). Child support enforcement: Net impacts on work & welfare outcomes pre- & post- PRWORA. Retrieved March 17, 2009 from www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/esa/dcs/reports/csepolicybrief.pdf 6 Frank, A. (2004). Where the funds are: Potential use of child support funds for transitional jobs programs (Brief No. 1). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. 9,10,12 Turetsky, V. (2005). The Child Support Enforcement Program: A sound investment in improving children’s chances in life. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. 11 Koball, H. & Principe, D. (2002). Do nonresident fathers who pay child support visit their children more? Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. 13,14,18,19,20,23,24,25,27 Rhode Island Department of Administration, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 2000-2004. Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Support Services, 2005-2009. 30 Wheaton, L. & Sorensen, E. (2007). The potential impact of increasing child support payments to TANF families (Brief 5). Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. (continued from page 39) References for Children in Poverty 11 Smith, D. (2009). Measure by measure: The current poverty measure v. the National Academy of Sciences measures. Washington, DC: CLASP. 12 Greenberg, M. (2009). It’s time for a better poverty measure. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress. 13 The 2008 Rhode Island standard of need. (2008). Providence, RI: The Poverty Institute. 14 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B17001. 15,16 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Tables B17020A, B17020B, B17020C, B17020D, B17020G & B17020I. 18 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table C17024. 27 Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, RICHIST, 2009. 28 Mishel, L., Bernstein, J. & Shierholz, H. (2005). The state of working America: 2008/2009. An Economic Policy Institute Book. Ithaca: NY: ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press. 29,30,32,34 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (2009). FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Washington, DC: FDIC. 31,35 Logan, A. & Weller, C. E. (2009). Who borrows from payday lenders? Washington, DC: Center for American Progress. 33 Friedman, P. (2005). Banking the unbanked: Helping low-income families build financial assets. Washington, DC: The Finance Project, Economic Success for Families and Communities. 36 Policy matters: 2008 data update. Twenty state policies to enhance states’ prosperity and create bright futures for America’s children, families and communities. (2008). Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy. 37 Cramer, R., O’Brien, R., Cooper, D. & Luengo-Prado, M. (2009). A penny saved is mobility earned: Advancing economic mobility through savings. Washington, DC: Economic Mobility Project, Pew Charitable Trusts. 162 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / References
References 39 The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2009). The uninsured: A primer: Key facts about Americans without health insurance. Washington, DC: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 41 Fass, S. & Cauthen, N. K. (2008). Who are America’s poor children? The official story. New York, NY: National Center for Children and Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. 44 Parents’ low education leads to low income, despite fulltime employment. (2007). New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. 45 Hitting the low-income glass ceiling. (2003). New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. 46 Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island Rent Survey, 2009. 47 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT analysis of data from Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island Rent Survey, 2009. (continued from page 43) References for Children in Families Receiving Cash Assistance 10 Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, December 1996. 12 Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, December 2008. 13 Rhode Island Department of Human Services. Testimony at November 2009 Caseload Estimating Conference. 23 Rhode Island Department of Human Services. (2007). Family Independence Program: Ten years in review. 2007 Annual Report. Cranston, RI: Rhode Island Department of Human Services. 24,25 House Fiscal Advisory Staff. (2010). Governor’s FY 2010 revised budget. Providence, RI: Rhode Island House of Representatives. 27 Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, December 2007. 28 Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, (n.d.). Rhode Island Labor Force Statistics, seasonally adjusted, 1976-present. Retrieved February 24, 2010 from www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/pdf/riadj.pdf 37 Parrot, S. (2008). Recession could cause large increases in poverty and push millions into deep poverty: Stimulus package should include policies to ameliorate harshest effects of downturn. Washington, DC: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. 40 Loprest, P. & Maag, E. (2009). Disabilities among TANF recipients: Evidence from the NHIS, final report. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. 42 National Council on Disability (2003). TANF and disability -- Importance of supports for families with disabilities in welfare reform. Retrieved February 20, 2008 from www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/ 2003/familysupports.htm 43 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Adult Education analysis of the U.S. Census 2000 data. 44 Martinson, K. & Strawn, J. (2003). Built to last: Why skills matter for long-run success in welfare reform. Washington, DC: The Center for Law and Social Policy, the National Institute for Literacy, and the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium. 45 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table S2301 Rhode Island Employment Status. 47 Literacy levels, CCRI-REACH TABE tested report on RI Works participants by the Community College of Rhode Island, 2010. 48 United States Government Accountability Office. (2008). Workforce development: Community colleges and one-stop centers collaborate to meet 21st Century workforce needs. (GAO-08-547). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. (continued from page 45) References for Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 4 United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. (2010). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Retrieved February 12, 2010 from www.fns.gov/FSP/ 5 Food stamps as medicine: A new perspective on children’s health. (2007). Boston, MA: Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program. 6,10 United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. (2009). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Retrieved February 13, 2010 from www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/ Eligibility.htm 7,19 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 2009 accomplishments. (2010). Cranston, RI: Rhode Island Department of Human Services. 8 United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. (2009). Improving access to SNAP through broad-based categorical eligibility. Memorandum to regional administrators. 9 Rhode Island Department of Human Services. (n.d.). Food assistance: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. Retrieved February 12, 2010 from www.dhs.ri.gov/FamilieswithChildren/FoodAssistanc e/tabid/824/Default.aspx 11 The 2008 Rhode Island standard of need. (2008). Providence, RI: The Poverty Institute. 12,15,18 Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, 2000-2009. 13 Policy basics: Introduction to the Food Stamp Program. (2010). Washington, DC: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 14 Cunnyngham, K. E. & Castner, L. A. (2009). Reaching those in need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation rates in 2007. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. 16 Nord, M., Andrews, M. & Carlson, S. (2009). Household food security in the United States, 2008. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 17 Hunger in America: Rhode Island report: Executive summary. (n.d.). Providence, RI: Rhode Island Community Food Bank. 20 Access and access barriers to getting food stamps: A review of the literature. (2008). Washington, DC: Food Research and Action Center. (continued from page 47) References for Women and Children Participating in WIC 9 Food Research and Action Center (n.d.). Enhanced WIC fruit and vegetable benefits summary. Retrieved February 11, 2010 from www.frac.org/pdf/wic_enhanced_fandv_benefits_ summary.pdf 10 Food Research and Action Center. (2009). New WIC food package: More fruits and vegetables support good health and healthy communities. Retrieved February 11, 2010 from frac.org/pdf/wic_more_fandv_ support_good_health_healthy_communities.pdf 11,12,13,14 Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Health Data and Analysis, WIC Program, 2008-2009. 17 Food and Nutrition Service. (2009). WIC Farmer’s market nutrition program. Retrieved February 11, 2010 from www.fns.usda.gov/wic/WIC-FMNP-Fact- Sheet.pdf (continued from page 49) References for Children Participating in School Breakfast 7 Murphy, C., Ettinger de Cuba, S., Cook, J., Cooper, R. & Weill, J.D. (2008). Reading, writing and hungry: the consequences of food insecurity on children and our nation’s economic success. Washington, DC: Partnership for America’s Economic Success. 8 Romero, M. & Lee, Y. (2008). The influence of maternal and family risk on chronic absenteeism in early schooling. New York, NY: Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, National Center for Children in Poverty. 9 Assessing the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity in Rhode Island: Year 2000 summary report. (2001). Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Rhode Island Food Security Monitoring Project. 10 State of the states: 2008: Food Research and Action Center’s profile of food & nutrition programs across the nation. (2008). Washington, DC: Food Research and Action Center. 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 163
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Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
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Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
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Children in Single-Parent Families
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Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
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Table 5. Births by Education Level
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Rhode
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600 Median Family Income DEFINITION
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Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFI
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Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
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Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
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Children Receiving Child Support DE
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Children in Poverty Financial Asset
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2000 Children in Families Receiving
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Children in Families Receiving Cash
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Women and Children Participating in
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50 Children Participating in School
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Health Make Music with Your Life by
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Children’s Health Insurance Table
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Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
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Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
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Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
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