Raising RI Coalition to Launch Campaign to Lift Children & Families Out of Poverty

Raising RI Coalition to Launch Campaign to Lift Children & Families Out of Poverty

The Raising Rhode Island Coalition is set to kick off its campaign to increase the benefits paid to children and families enrolled in the RI Works program.

The official kick-off will take place on Wednesday, January 29 at the State House Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Raising RI Coalition Kick-Off

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According to the Coalition, RI has not increased the benefit in close to 30 years, the only New England state that has failed to do so.

The 4,000 families relying on RI Works receive an average of $6/person/day, trapping children in deep poverty that is harmful to their health and future success.

The Coalition is seeking to increase the benefit level from 30% of the federal poverty level to 50% over two years and provide for adjustment for inflation.

The event will feature Representative Michael Morin, Senator Melissa Murray, Economic Progress Institute’s Linda Katz, and RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Tonya Harris.