Federal data gaps aside, poverty on the rise as RI families struggle to meet basic living expenses
New KIDS COUNT Factbook restores Newport to core city status This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication...
Sticking with the Flock
Avian rehab center helps birds thrive By GRETA SHUSTER Beacon Media Staff Writer This story was originally published in...
Hunger at the Harvest
Rhode Island families are going without while local farms fight to survive. Here’s where the two crises meet. NORTH...
Q & A with Leanne Barrett, new executive director of The Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health, RIAIMH
“I have had a pretty strong throughline in my career working to improve policies and systems to help kids.”...
Humans weren’t made to live indoors. Could a dose of nature be the cure for what ails us?
Used with permission of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Story by Phoebe Hall Pooja Tandon, MD,...
Bill would mandate more school librarians in Rhode Island. But how to pay for it?
This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Students from Alfred...
Q&A with Native American educator, author, advocate and storyteller Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason
“Storytelling in our communities has always been a way of carrying knowledge forward, honoring relationships, and sustaining culture.” Welcome, Wunneanatsu,...
Newport Historical Society offers year-long celebration of 250th signing of Declaration of Independence
City by the Sea played outsize role in Revolutionary War NEWPORT — With the state and nation set to...
The internet is putting kids at risk. These mom lawmakers want to force tech firms to make it safer.
Six-bill package would protect kids from digital harm. This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of...
Drawing Inspiration from Youth, Cape Cod Author Imagines a “Better World”
By Joanna Detz / ecoRI News staff This story was originally published in EcoRI News, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories....
Ongoing primary care provider shortage imperils health of many Rhode Islanders
It’s also a national crisis, and some local programs are addressing it MIDDLETOWN — There was a reason the...
Ageism affects people of all ages
Depending on how old you are, the challenges differ PROVIDENCE — According to the World Health Association (WHO), ageism...
Q & A with illustrator, designer and writer Mina Miki
Welcome, Mina, to Ocean State Stories! We learned of your work from Motif Magazine, which recently featured you. Let’s...