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New Study: 8 in 10 Addicts Can’t Get Treatment
March 3rd 2010

Lack of programs, high costs contribute to dearth of treatment options just as state holds off on an expansion approved in 2009. LITTLE ROCK - Eight in 10 Arkansans addicted to drugs or alcohol who want treatment cannot get it because the state's treatment system is overloaded, their insurance doesn't cover it or they can't afford...

Southern States’ Budget Cutting Endangers Pre-K Gains
March 2nd 2010

Arkansas' 2011 budget for Pre-K flat funded, not protected from further cuts Southern states are in danger of losing critical, hard-earned gains in early childhood education - the South's most effective innovation in public education - if state legislatures in the region enact substantial cuts to pre-kindergarten programs (Pre-K), according to a report to be released on...

AACF on President Obama's New Budget
February 4th 2010

Statement by AACF Executive Director, Rich Huddleston, on the President's Proposed 2011 Budget The President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 is a bold step towards addressing critical short- and long-term needs for our nation. The budget strengthens the economy and job creation, brings down the deficit and restores fiscal responsibility, and makes major investments to...

Deserting ARKids First Expansion Would Put Rising Number of Uninsured at Risk
January 22nd 2010

New data show that enacting the delayed 2009 expansion would help the rising number of middle-income families who need child health insurance. LITTLE ROCK - The number of uninsured children who would be eligible for ARKids First under an expansion passed in 2009 is growing, according to research by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families,...

Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Union Station - 1400 West Markham Suite 306 - Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-9678 - Fax: (501) 371-9681 - Email: info@aradvocates.org

ARKANSAS ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES is a non-profit, non-partisan, child advocacy organization founded in 1977.

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