Interfaith Coalition Poverty Conference 2012 final
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Elizabeth Burke Bryant Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
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19% (more than 42,000) of Rhode Island’s 221,694 children under age 18 live below the federal poverty threshold
($18,123 for a family of three in 2011). Risk factors for child poverty: ◦ Children under age six ◦ Children of single parents ◦ Children whose parents have low educational levels ◦ Children whose parents work part-time or are
unemployed
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In Rhode Island, as well as in the United States as a whole, children who are racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to live in poverty.
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In Rhode Island, more than 18,000 children live in extreme poverty.
In 2011, the extreme poverty level is $9,062 for a family of three with two children and $11,406 for a family of four with two children.
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Two-thirds of Rhode Island’s children living in poverty live in just four cities – Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket.
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93% of Rhode Island children have health insurance coverage.
Uninsured children do not receive the medical, dental and behavioral health care they need to remain healthy.
Uninsured children are 5 times more likely than insured children to use the ER as a regular site of care.
Approximately 73% (12,459) of the estimated 17,053
uninsured children in Rhode Island were eligible for RIte Care based on their family income, but were not enrolled.
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RIte Care is Rhode Island’s health insurance program for low-income children and families.
Two-thirds of Rhode Island’s children who are
insured have health insurance through their parents’ employer-sponsored health insurance policies and one-third through the RIte Care Program.
Rhode Island has made progress in providing access
to dental care through the RIte Smiles program.
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Child care costs represent a significant portion of low-income families’ budgets.
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Since 2003, there has been a 46% decrease in child care subsidies in Rhode Island.
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2011 Data on Achievement Gaps by Income Level