Adds a new category to the eligibility of childcare assistance to include a "protective services category" which would include foster or kinship children served through DCYF.

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HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Adds a new category to the eligibility of childcare assistance to include a "protective services category" which would include foster or kinship children served through DCYF.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 14, 2026

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D · PrimeJenni Azanero Furtado
D · CoKaren Alzate
D · CoMary Messier
D · CoCherie Cruz
D · CoJennifer Stewart
D · CoBrandon Potter

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