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Acknowledgements Michael Burk, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Eric Hirsch, Providence College and RI Emergency Food and Shelter Board; Gordon Vance, National Runaway Switchboard; Celeste Jeffrey, Urban League of Rhode Island. Juveniles Referred to Family Court: Laureen D’Ambra, Ron Pagliarini, Kevin Richard, Richard Scarpellino, RI Family Court; Elizabeth Gilheeney, Rhode Island Justice Commission; Susan Brazil, Feidlim Gill, Patrick Lynch, Attorney General’s Office; Brother Michael Reis, Tides Family Services. Juveniles at the Training School: Sheila DiRaimo, Sara Little, Charles Golembeske, David Allenson, Susan Bowler, Jorge Garcia, Barbara Kelleher, Patricia Martinez, Brian Renzi, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Brother Michael Reis, Tides Family Services; Susan Brazil, Feidlim Gill, Patrick Lynch, RI Office of the Attorney General; Laureen D’Ambra, RI Family Court; Elizabeth Gilheeney, RI Justice Commission; A.T. Wall, RI Department of Corrections. Children of Incarcerated Parents: Erin Boyar, Martin Davis, Greg McCarthy, A. T. Wall, RI Department of Corrections. Children Witnessing Domestic Violence: Deborah DeBare, Jessica Seitz, RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Elaine Dorazio, RI Supreme Court Domestic Violence Training and Monitoring Unit; Eric Hirsch, Providence College and the RI Emergency Food and Shelter Board. Child Abuse and Neglect: David Allenson, Michael Burk, Colleen Caron, Jorge Garcia, Brian Renzi, Leon Saunders, Kevin Savage, Stephanie Terry, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Jametta Alston, Office of the Child Advocate; Deborah DeBare, RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Margaret Holland McDuff, Family Service; Peg Langhammer, Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center of RI; Rachel Cain, Kathy Taylor, Samara Viner-Brown, RI Department of Health; Kate Begin, Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island. Children in Out-of-Home Placement: David Allenson, Michael Burk, Colleen Caron, Jorge Garcia, Brian Renzi, Leon Saunders, Diane Savage, Kevin Savage, Stephanie Terry, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Laureen D’Ambra, David Tassoni, RI Family Court; Jametta Alston, Michele Paliotta, Office of the Child Advocate; Cathy Lewis, Casey Family Services; Darlene Allen, Adoption RI; Kate Begin, Prevent Child Abuse RI; Julie DiBari, Lisa Guillette, Kathleen Keenan, Rhode Island Foster Parents Association. Permanency for Children in DCYF Care: David Allenson, Michael Burk, Colleen Caron, Jorge Garcia, Brian Renzi, Maureen Robbins, Diane Savage, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Darlene Allen, Adoption RI; James Gannaway, Cathy Lewis, Casey Family Services; Julie DiBari, Lisa Guillette, Kathleen Keenan, RI Foster Parents Association. Education Public School Enrollment and Demographics: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Children Enrolled in Early Intervention: Brenda Duhamel, Deb Florio, Christine Robin, RI Department of Human Services; John Kelly, Meeting Street; Dawn Wardyga, Family Voices/RIPIN; David Allenson, Lee Baker, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families. Children Enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start: Larry Pucciarelli, RI Department of Human Services; Toni Enright, Cranston Child Development Center; Lynda Dickinson, CHILD, Inc.; Aimee Mitchell, Children’s Friend & Service; LoriAnn Hiener, South County Community Action; Linda Laliberte, Barbara Schermack, East Bay Community Action Program; Rhonda Farrell, Tri-Town Community Action Agency; Karen Bouchard, Dee Henry, Woonsocket Head Start and Day Care; Susan Dickstein, Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center; Karen Pucciarelli, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Alex Arnold, Kristen Greene, Sue Washburn Rhode Island Training & Technical Assistance Center. Infant and Preschool Child Care, School- Age Child Care, Children Receiving Child Care Subsidies: Gabriella Barros, Karen Beese, Donalda Carlson, Larry Pucciarelli, Randy Rosati, RI Department of Human Services; Brenda Almeida, Pam Hall, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Sharon Moylan, Options for Working Families; Leslie Gell, Christine Chiacu-Forsythe, Ready to Learn Providence; Maryann Finamore-Allmark, Westbay Children’s Center; Kim Maine, Sunshine Child Development Center; Missy Dietrick, Khadija Lewis Khan, Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center; Tammy Camillo, RIAEYC/BrightStars; Blythe Berger, RI Department of Health; Elizabeth Devaney, Hillary Salmons, Providence After School Alliance; Sarah Cahill, RI After School Plus Alliance; Michele Palermo, RI Department of Education; Erica Saccoccio, RI School Age Child Care Association. Quality Early Care and Education: Tammy Camillo, RIAEYC/BrightStars; Blythe Berger, RI Department of Health; Stephanie Enos, Michele Palermo, Karen Pucciarelli, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Brenda Almeida, Pam Hall, RI Department of Children, Youth and Families; Gabriella Barros, Karen Beese, Donalda Carlson, Larry Pucciarelli, RI Department of Human Services. Full-Day Kindergarten: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. English Language Learners: Kenneth Gu, Susan Rotblat-Walker, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Cynthia Garcia-Coll, Brown University. Children Enrolled in Special Education: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, Elizabeth Landry, Emily Klein, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Rachel Cain, Peter Simon, Samara Viner- Brown, RI Department of Health; John A.Y. Andrews, RI Department of Human Services; Dawn Wardyga, Family Voices. Student Mobility: Rebecca Lee, The Providence Plan; Terese Curtin, Connecting for Children and Families, Inc.; Christine Arouth, Newport School Department; Samara Viner-Brown, RI Department of Health; Susanne Greschner, RI Public Expenditure Council; Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 178 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Reading Skills: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Julia Steiny; Steven Nardelli, RI League of Charter Schools. Math Skills: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Marika Ripke, KIDS COUNT Hawaii, Center on the Family; Darcy Sawatzki, Hager Sharp; Julia Steiny; Linda Tilly, VOICES for Alabama’s Children. Schools Making Insufficient Progress: David Abbott, Charlene Gilman, Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Steven Nardelli, RI League of Charter Schools. Chronic Early Absences: Carolyn Campos, CHisPA; Maryclaire Knight, Making Connections Providence; Christine Chiacu- Forsythe, Ready to Learn Providence; Kim Chouinard, Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Christine Arouth, Samantha Brinz, Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone; Laura Beavers, Ralph Smith, Annie E. Casey Foundation. School Attendance: Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Patrick McGuigan, The Providence Plan; Steven Nardelli, Rhode Island League of Charter Schools. Suspensions: Benjamin Doherty, Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, Elizabeth Landry, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. High School Graduation Rate: Cynthia Garcia-Coll, Brown University; Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, Elizabeth Landry, Roy Seitsinger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. College Preparation and Access: Deborah Grossman-Garber, Steven Maurano, Hope Schachter, RI Office of Higher Education; Gail Mance-Rios, Kathy Sisson, RI Higher Education Assistance Authority; Maria Carvalho, Robert Oberg, The College Crusade of RI; Jesse Cohen, Ralph Johnson, Brown University; Simon Moore, College Visions; Eric Klein, Community College of RI; Belinda Wilkerson, Providence College; Ronald DiOrio, Michael Lauro, Central Falls School Department; Kenneth Gu, Elliot Krieger, Roy Seitsinger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan, Latino College Access Coalition. Teens Not in School and Not Working: Linda Soderberg, RI Department of Labor and Training; Roy Seitsinger, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Laura Beavers, The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Poetry Credits Martin Jr., B. & Sampson, M. (2008). The Bill Martin Jr. big book of poetry. “Child of the Sun” by Lillian M. Fisher: New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. Wilbur, R. (2006). Collected poems 1943- 2004. “On Freedom’s Ground, III Like a Great Statue” by Richard Wilbur. New York, NY: Harvest Books. Martin Jr., B. & Sampson, M. (2008). The Bill Martin Jr. big book of poetry. “Grandpa’s Stories” by Langston Hughes. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. Intrator, S. & Scribner, M. (2003). Teaching with fire. “Make Music with Your Life” by Robert G. O’Meally. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint. Livingston, M. C., Livingston, J. & Arnold, T. (1985). Worlds I know and other poems. “Worlds I Know” by Myra Cohn Livingston. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. Krauss, R. (1982). I’ll be you and you be me. Untitled Poem by Ruth Krauss Harper. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 179
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2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
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Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
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Family and Community From: On Freed
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Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
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Children in Single-Parent Families
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Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
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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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35 Children in Poverty DEFINITION C
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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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Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
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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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010 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Vaccina
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Access to Dental Care Oral Health S
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Children’s Mental Health Referenc
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Children with Special Needs Medical
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Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
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Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
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Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
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Infant Mortality Table 21. Infant M
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Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
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Table 23. Asthma Hospitalizations f
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20 15 Childhood Obesity 10 20% 15%
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Table 24. Births to Teens, Ages 15-
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Alcohol, Drug and Cigarette Use by
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30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
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Youth Violence DEFINITION Youth vio
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Disconnected Youth DEFINITION Disco
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Juveniles Referred to Family Court
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Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
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Child of the Sun by Lillian M. Fish
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Table 31. Rhode Island Public Schoo
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Table 32. Infants and Toddlers Enro
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Table 33. Children Ages Birth to Th
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Table 35. Measuring Quality in Earl
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Full-Day Kindergarten Table 37. Chi
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