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🌸 Happy #InternationalWomensDay! RICCF celebrates the strength, resilience, and impact of women everywhere—especially our amazing RICCF members and partners.
Research is clear: Child Tax Credits improve child well-being, reduce reports of child maltreatment, and help families meet basic needs like child care, housing, and food. It is sound policy that strengthens families and communities.
RICCF Board Member Darlene Allen testified before the House Finance Committee in support of key budget articles proposed by Governor Dan McKee.
Darlene voiced the Coalition’s strong support for including — and expanding — the proposed Child Tax Credit.
RICCF recognizes the women who have shaped our communities, led movements for change, and strengthened families across generations during #WomensHistoryMonth.
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we recognize the enduring leadership, resilience, and impact of Black communities who have shaped our state and nation. We honor the advocates and changemakers, past and present, who continue advancing justice and equity.
Thank you to our sponsors and advocates who joined us at the State House to support children, youth, and families across Rhode Island.
Your partnership and advocacy help protect critical services, strengthen families, and build a stronger future for our communities.
Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his unwavering commitment to justice, dignity, and opportunity for all. His call to serve reminds us that advancing equity for children and families is both a moral responsibility and a collective action.
We thank Governor Dan McKee for proposing a Child Tax Credit in his FY2027 State of the State address.
RICCF is proud to collaborate on this issue with The Economic Progress Institute and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT to help children and families thrive!
RICCF members joined together to consider gaps and needed improvements in critical areas of our state’s Children’s Behavioral Health System of Care. Together, we’re sharing our expertise and experience to enhance critical services for children, youth, and their families.
While the work ahead is challenging, our shared commitment gives us reason for optimism and hope as we turn to face 2026.
RICCF wishes you peace, health, joy, and connection throughout the holiday season and into the new year. Thank you for all that you do.
Your commitment and collaboration are essential as we champion transformative, equitable, and robust policies, practices, and resources to support and strengthen all children, youth, and families.
This time of the year invites both reflection and resolve.
The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families (RICCF) is deeply grateful for you: the member organizations, young people and families, community partners, and policymakers who continue to show up on behalf of Rhode Island’s children, youth, and families with urgency and care.
As Hanukkah begins, we honor the light that endures even in dark times. May this season call us toward peace, safety, and compassion for every child and family.
November is Adoption Month. RICCF recognizes and honors the families who open their hearts and homes to children in need because every child deserves a loving, permanent family.
🌟 💙 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2025 Policy & Awards Luncheon!
We’re grateful to all who came together to celebrate our incredible awardees, share ideas, and renew our collective commitment to improving the lives of Rhode Island’s children, youth, and families.
Mark your calendars! 🗓️RICCF is celebrating our 10th Anniversary Policy and Awards Luncheon on Monday, November 3.
Join us as we reflect on a decade of advocacy and impact — and hear from our inspiring keynote speaker, Kimberly Lyle, CEO of Dorchester Bay EDC (DBEDC).
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous communities in Rhode Island and beyond. We recognize the strength and resilience of Indigenous children and families, past and present, who continue to enrich our communities.
🍎📚 Today on #WorldTeachersDay, we honor the incredible educators within the Coalition and the RI Community who inspire, guide, and uplift children every day. Thank you for your dedication to helping every child learn, grow, and thrive!
The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families honors Yom Kippur, a day of reflection, atonement, and renewal.
Wishing all who observe a meaningful day of reflection and a year of growth, healing, and positive change.
The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families proudly recognizes #HispanicHeritageMonth by honoring the incredible contributions of Hispanic families and caregivers in our community.
September is Kinship Care Month–RICCF honors the relatives and close-connected adults who step in to provide children with love, stability, and a sense of belonging. Thank you to all kinship caregivers who keep children and youth safe and families connected!
This #LaborDay, we honor the workers who support children and families across Rhode Island. From educators to social workers to caregivers—you make a difference every day.
Thank you for your dedication to building a brighter future.
📚✏️ It’s back-to-school season! The RI Coalition for Children and Families wishes all students, teachers, and families a safe, healthy, and successful year.
🌸Today we honor Women's Equality Day —commemorating the 19th Amendment and voting rights for women in the U.S.
We celebrate women in all their roles and for all of their achievements. The fight for equal rights continues!
It was a beautiful day with children and families and The Arc Rhode Island at the imPOSSIBLE Dream Center for their Annual Resource Fair& Backpack Drive. Thanks for inviting RICCF to participate!
Every student deserves the support and stability needed to cross the graduation stage.
It’s time to turn the data into action — and make sure foster youth in RI have the same opportunities to succeed as their peers.
📉 In 2024, just 43% of Rhode Island’s foster youth graduated high school — the lowest rate in the state and a sharp drop from last year.
A new legislative study commission is taking on this crisis, but these kids can’t wait years for solutions.
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Is this the kind of world we want to live in — where the richest benefit while families struggle to meet basic needs? Rhode Island’s children deserve better.