2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

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14,000 12,000 10,000 7,224 Children 8,000in Families Receiving Cash Assistance 6,000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 014 012 RI Works Policies Work Requirements ◆ Single-parent families must participate in a work activity for a minimum of 20 hours per week if they have a child under age six and a minimum of 30 hours per week if their youngest child is age six or older. Single parents can combine 10 hours of job skills training, education that is directly related to employment, or a GED program with 20 hours of work to reach the 30-hour work requirement. 18 Time Limits ◆ The lifetime limit for RI Works is 48 months. Families also are limited to no more than 24 months of cash assistance in a 60-month period. All cash assistance issued in Rhode Island or any other state since May 1997 counts toward the lifetime limit, while assistance received since July 1, 2008 counts toward the 24-month periodic time limit. 19 Hardship Extensions ◆ Families can apply for hardship extensions that allow them to continue receiving cash assistance after reaching the time limit if the parent has a documented physical or mental incapacity, is caring for a disabled family member, is unable to pursue employment due to a domestic violence situation, or is unable to work because of “a critical other condition or circumstance.” 20 Families apply for a three-month extension and can receive a maximum total extension of one year. Child-Only Cases ◆ Child-only cases are those that receive assistance for only the children in the family because the child’s parent is ineligible. Child-only cases include children living with a non-parent or a parent who is disabled and receiving Supplemental Security Income. 21 Sanctions ◆ If a parent misses a required appointment, refuses or quits a job or in some other way fails to comply with an employment plan and is not able to establish “good cause” (e.g., lack of child care, illness, a family crisis, or other allowed circumstance), the family’s cash benefit is reduced for three months. After three months of reduced benefits due to non-compliance (consecutive or not), the family’s case is closed and the entire family loses the RI Works benefit. 22 010 80 60 Source: Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, 2009. $140m *RI Works regulations require that all parents and caretaker relatives included in the cash assistance $120m $68.5 grant participate $65.8 in a work activity unless they receive a temporary exemption. Exemptions from $100m $70.6 $67.5 work activities include: caring for a disabled $62.6 spouse or child (57), in third trimester of pregnancy $76.0 (337), $80m $73.3 and youngest child under age one (1,198). $67.5 $60.3 $58.5 $60m $51.1 $58.0 $43.9 $40m $51.5 $38.0 $54.9 $40.6 $39.1 $38.5 $20m Rhode Island Cash Assistance Expenditures, $18.8 $16.2 $21.9 $14.0 $14.9 $16.1 $16.1 $17.6 $3.4 $0 State Fiscal Years 1996-2009 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 State Federal $140m $120m $100m $80m $60m $40m $20m $0 $68.5 $58.0 $65.8 $51.5 $70.6 $40.6 RI Works by Case Type, 2009 Total RI Works caseload 7,224 40 Child-only cases 2,502 20 Cases with adults required to engage in a work activity 3,130 0 Cases with adults exempt from a work activity* 1,592 $67.5 $39.1 $62.6 $38.5 $76.0 $18.8 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source: Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Family Independence Program 2007 Annual Report. (FY 1996- 2001); House Fiscal Advisory Staff. (2004-2009). Budget as enacted: Fiscal Years 2005-2010. (FY 2002-2007). House Fiscal Advisory Staff. (2010). Governor’s FY 2010 revised budget. (FY 2008-2009). ◆ Between State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1996 and SFY 2009, state general revenue spending for cash assistance decreased 94% from $58 million to $3.4 million. 23,24 ◆ In SFY 2009, cash assistance represented less than 1% of Rhode Island’s total federal and state budget expenditures of $7.19 billion. 25 $73.3 $16.2 $67.5 $14.0 $60.3 $21.9 $58.5 $14.9 $51.1 $16.1 $43.9 $16.1 $38.0 $17.6 2008 $54.9 $3.4 2009 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 41
Children in Families Receiving Cash Assistance Activities of Families Enrolled in the RI Works Program, December 2009 By Type of Activity 26% (803) Employed 10% (319) Education/Training 3% (89) Work Experience 25% (769) Job Search/Job Readiness 31% (956) Assessment/Transition 6% (194) Sanctioned n=3,130 Source: Rhode Island Department of Human Services, InRhodes Database, December 2009. ◆ As of December 2009, 26% of families that were required to engage in work-related activities were employed, down from 38% in December 2007. 26,27 During this same period, from December 2007 through December 2009, the unemployment rate in Rhode Island more than doubled from 6.0% to 12.9%. 28 One-half (50%) of the RI Works cases that closed in 2009 closed because the parents’ employment income exceeded the eligibility limit. 29 ◆ Parents with limited literacy or English-language skills can participate in a six-month basic education and work skills program. Parents can also receive up to one year of vocational education. 30 As of December 2009, 10% of families were participating in education or training programs. An additional 3% with limited work histories were participating in work experience programs. 31 ◆ One-quarter (25%) of families were participating in job search/job readiness activities, including job search and job skills development programs delivered in partnership with the RI Department of Labor and Training, primarily through their netWORKri one-stop career center locations, and vocational rehabilitation services delivered by the Office of Rehabilitation Services. Almost one in three families (31%) was in assessment or transition, which includes preparing an employment plan, receiving educational or vocational assessments, or waiting to begin an education program or job. 32,33 ◆ Slightly more than 1 in 20 families (6%) required to engage in a work-related activity were sanctioned, meaning they lost benefits due to non-compliance with their employment plan. 34 31% 6% 25% 26% 3% 10% Support for Unemployed and Low-Wage Families ◆ Many states, including Rhode Island, provide supplementary cash assistance to families after a parent is employed until they reach their time limits. This type of assistance encourages parents to work by helping them make ends meet when they are earning low wages. 35 ◆ In Rhode Island, a single parent with two children who works full time and earns the minimum wage would be eligible for $78 per month in supplementary cash assistance. Combined with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), this supplementary payment would bring the family’s income to just above the federal poverty level. 36 ◆ The high rate of unemployment in Rhode Island coupled with stricter eligibility and shorter time limits for cash assistance may leave many families without employment or a cash assistance safety net, resulting in a rise in deep poverty, hardship and homelessness. 37 ◆ Families can continue to receive cash assistance for up to one year after they reach their time limit if they have a documented hardship. 38 As of December 1, 2009, 666 families had hardship extensions, 275 for a physical or mental disability, 26 to care for a disabled family member, 24 who were unable to work due to a domestic violence situation, 9 for homelessness and 332 for another reason (e.g., unable to find work due to the recession). 39 Support for Families with Disabilities ◆ Nationally, more than one-quarter (27%) of cash assistance recipients have physical, mental, or emotional problems that keep them from working or limit the type or amount of work they can do, compared to 6% of all low-income single mothers. 40 ◆ Under RI Works, parents with disabilities are not exempt from work requirements. Parents who report having a disability and who are not receiving SSI may be referred to the Office of Rehabilitation for further assessment, vocational rehabilitation services, and help applying for SSI. 41 ◆ Families that include children with disabilities face special challenges, including difficulty finding appropriate child care. Parents may need to miss work to provide for their children’s special needs and missing work puts them at risk of being sanctioned. 42 42 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Economic Well-Being
Page 1 and 2: 2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
Page 3 and 4: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
Page 5 and 6: Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
Page 7: Family and Community From: On Freed
Page 10 and 11: Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
Page 12 and 13: Children in Single-Parent Families
Page 14 and 15: Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
Page 16 and 17: Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
Page 18 and 19: Table 5. Births by Education Level
Page 20 and 21: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
Page 22 and 23: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
Page 24 and 25: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Rhode
Page 27 and 28: 600 Median Family Income DEFINITION
Page 29 and 30: Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFI
Page 31 and 32: Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
Page 33 and 34: Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
Page 35 and 36: Children Receiving Child Support DE
Page 37 and 38: 35 Children in Poverty DEFINITION C
Page 39 and 40: Children in Poverty Financial Asset
Page 41: 2000 Children in Families Receiving
Page 45 and 46: Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
Page 47 and 48: Women and Children Participating in
Page 49 and 50: 50 Children Participating in School
Page 51: Health Make Music with Your Life by
Page 54 and 55: Children’s Health Insurance Table
Page 56 and 57: 010 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Vaccina
Page 58 and 59: Access to Dental Care Oral Health S
Page 60 and 61: Children’s Mental Health Referenc
Page 62 and 63: Children with Special Needs Medical
Page 64 and 65: Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
Page 66 and 67: Women with Delayed Prenatal Care Ta
Page 68 and 69: Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
Page 70 and 71: Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
Page 72 and 73: Infant Mortality Table 21. Infant M
Page 74 and 75: Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
Page 76 and 77: Table 23. Asthma Hospitalizations f
Page 78 and 79: Housing and Health Key Principles o
Page 80 and 81: 20 15 Childhood Obesity 10 20% 15%
Page 82 and 83: Table 24. Births to Teens, Ages 15-
Page 84 and 85: Alcohol, Drug and Cigarette Use by
Page 87 and 88: 30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
Page 89 and 90: Youth Violence DEFINITION Youth vio
Page 91 and 92: Disconnected Youth DEFINITION Disco
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Juveniles Referred to Family Court
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Juveniles at the Training School DE
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Juveniles at the Training School Gi
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Children of Incarcerated Parents DE
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Children Witnessing Domestic Violen
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Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
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Child Abuse and Neglect Indicated A
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Children in Out-of-Home Placement D
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Permanency for Children in DCYF Car
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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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Infant and Preschool Child Care Tab
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Table 35. Measuring Quality in Earl
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Children Enrolled in Head Start Tab
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Full-Day Kindergarten Table 37. Chi
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Children Receiving Child Care Subsi
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Federal Financing After-School Care
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English Language Learners Table 40.
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Table 41. Kindergarten Through 12th
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Table 42. Student Mobility and Stab
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Fourth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Eighth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Table 45. Fourth and Eighth Grade M
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Schools Making Insufficient Progres
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Chronic Early Absence Table 47. Chr
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School Attendance Table 48. Student
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Table 49. Disciplinary Actions, Rho
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High School Graduation Rate Table 5
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College Preparation and Access Tabl
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Teens Not in School and Not Working
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Methodology The 2010 Rhode Island K
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Methodology & References Family Inc
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References 6 U.S. Census Bureau, Am
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References 13,15 Rhode Island Depar
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References (continued from page 63)
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References 15 U.S. Department of He
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References RICHIST, 2009. 29 Safety
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References 16,21 Chang, H. N. & Agu
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Committees
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Acknowledgements The 2010 Rhode Isl
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Acknowledgements Michael Burk, RI D
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Notes 180 2010 Rhode Island KIDS CO
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