Investing in working families

Why raising the CTC works for Rhode Island families

  • The CTC lets low-and modest-income families offset the cost of raising children by helping them pay for things like education, child care, and transportation.
  • The CTC reduces the number of children living in poverty and improves kids’ chances of success as adults.
  • Because Black, Indigenous, and Latino children experience higher rates of child poverty, the CTC disproportinately reduces poverty for these historically margainlized populations.