Rhode Island KIDS COUNT advances equitable policies that improve the lives of all Rhode Island children and eliminate disparities through the power of data, advocacy, and civic action.
Our vision is that every child in Rhode Island—regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, zip code, immigration status, neighborhood, or income—will thrive in a community where they are healthy, safe, educated, and economically secure.
With the generous support of our funders and the community, we are able to provide information on child well-being, stimulate dialogue on children’s issues, and promote equity, accountability, and action.
ADVOCACY THIS SESSION: See our 2026 Budgetary & Legislative Priorities
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What’s new:
- We are thrilled to share the 2026 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook with you!
- Rhode Island’s children and families continue to experience both progress and persistent challenges. This year’s Factbook highlights areas of improvement in health and education, alongside increasing economic strain, ongoing racial and ethnic disparities, and emerging concerns about the availability of data needed to inform policy and decision-making.
- Ensuring that all children have the opportunity to thrive will require sustained attention to equity, economic stability, and the use of reliable data to guide decision-making.
- Please also see the Executive Summary, the data presentation, and release event pictures.
- Learn how to advocate! We believe communities most impacted by public policy have the power to lead and create change. Communities deserve to understand how decisions are made, how to use their voices to influence policy, and how to organize for meaningful change. To help make this happen, we created a two-page guide to state policy and testifying at the Rhode Island General Assembly!
- Please also see this publication in Spanish: Pasos de acción para la abogacía en Rhode Island
- Related: Our 2026 Budgetary & Legislative Priorities
In the news
- Raised in the Light: Celebrating Single Mothers and Grandmothers this Mother’s Day...What’s Up Newp
- Study Shows Newport with State’s Second-Highest Child Poverty Rate – Newport This Week
- Over 15% of Rhode Island kids live in poverty — and advocates say housing costs are making it worse…Ocean State Media
- Federal data gaps aside, poverty on the rise as RI families struggle to meet basic living expenses…Rhode Island Current
- KIDS COUNT: R.I. children face rising poverty, deepening disparities…Providence Business News
- Key findings from 2026 RI Kids Count Factbook…WPRI
- The 2026 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: Childhood poverty has increased in Rhode Island…SteveAhlquist.news
- R.I. Kids Count’s Factbook is out today. Here are five key stats…The Boston Globe
- Media coverage continued
The Factbook
Published annually since 1995, The Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook is the primary publication of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.
The Factbook Breakfast is held annually in the Spring to release our most important publication – The Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook.
Over the past three decades, the annual Factbook release has become the largest children’s public policy event of the year, and is attended by more than 500 community leaders and elected officials.
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Sponsors
Sponsoring a Rhode Island KIDS COUNT event is a great opportunity to show the community your commitment to uplifting child well-being and support of youth equity.
Whether you choose to be a sponsor for a single event or all of our events during the year, the benefits you receive will showcase your commitment to Rhode Island’s youth and support the incredibly important work we do as a non-profit organization. Please see our sponsorship opportunities that are available.
Together, we can strengthen Rhode Island communities, elevate children and families, and amplify your impact — both in the lives you help change and the audiences you reach.
Please contact us for more information about our sponsorship opportunities.
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