Arkansas Ranks 45th in 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book

We encourage lawmakers and officials in Arkansas to use this detailed information to unite across party lines and respond with initiatives that invest in young people.

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House Tax and Spending Cuts Bill Reveals Policy Priorities

Early on Thursday morning (May 22), the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved its sweeping tax and spending cuts bill. While details are still emerging and we await the Congressional Budget Office’s overall scoring on the bill, most experts agree that the bill will add $3-$5 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. Savings […]

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Proposed Federal Budget Cuts would Harm State Budget and Devastate Tens of Thousands of Arkansans

Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would increase hardship and deepen the effects of poverty at a time when many Arkansas families already struggle to put food on the table and afford health insurance, child care, and housing.

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Arkansas Combatting Increased Summer Hunger with Summer EBT

Arkansas is participating in the Federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Program for the second year in a row.

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Why to Advocate Even When You Are Tired

If you’re looking for a “why” to keep yourself going, look around you and don’t forget to look in the mirror as well.

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The Arkansas $11 Minimum Wage is Not Enough

It is once again time for the people of Arkansas to lead by increasing the minimum wage through direct democracy.

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Medicaid 101

Medicaid is an essential health insurance program that provides coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arkansans.

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The Disconnect Between Income and Taxes in Arkansas

The wealthy aren’t paying their fair share, and that hurts programs and policies that help all Arkansans. Our children have been back in school for weeks. Labor Day has passed. And we were teased with cooler weather last week. It feels like autumn is in the air. At this point the start of the 2025 […]

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Lost in Transition: Maya’s Story Highlights the Impact of Medicaid Barriers on Postpartum Care in Arkansas

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is collecting stories from people who are insured through ARHOME, one of Arkansas’s Medicaid programs. Data points and numbers are important because they help us understand the impact, but at the end of the day, numbers are only part of the picture. Storytelling is imperative to understanding the impact […]

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Congressional Budget Bill Will Strip Health Care from 15 Million Nationwide, Put Parents and Kids at Risk of Hunger

July 3, 2025

The United States House of Representatives today passed the Senate’s version of the reconciliation bill that will worsen hunger and strip health care coverage from millions of families. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed...

Tax benefits of the U.S. Senate Reconciliation Bill are not evenly distributed

July 3, 2025

Any claim that the reconciliation bill benefits all Arkansans is an exaggeration at best.

U.S. Senate’s Budget Bill Would Take Away Health Care from at Least 140,000 Arkansans, Put Parents and Kids at Risk of Hunger

July 1, 2025

We need our Congressional delegation to stand up for Arkansas and reject this reckless plan that will devastate our fellow Arkansans.

We Must Create Safe Spaces for Our LGBTQ+ Community during Pride Month and Beyond

June 30, 2025

We must stand up for the rights of and create safe spaces for members of the LGBTQ+ community year-round.

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2024 Annual Report

June 30, 2025

See what happened at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in our 2024 annual report, now available. For our list of 2024 donors, please visit aradvocates.org/donors

Kids at the Capitol: 2025 Legislative Summary

June 4, 2025

Between January 13 and May 5, Arkansas’s 95th General Assembly passed 1,043 bills. Many of the new laws will impact Arkansas’s children and their families. From fast-tracked Medicaid coverage for certain pregnant women to universal free school breakfasts, our...

State SNAP Policies Are Failing Arkansas’s Kids and Families

January 30, 2025

Arkansas has the highest hunger rate in the nation, but participation in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is relatively low here. That is due in part to state-level barriers to enrollment, a new report has found. The...

Arkansas’s Maternal Health Crisis: Women Across the State Share their Experiences and Views

January 23, 2025

In 2024, Arkansas Advocates held a series of focus groups with women around the state who were pregnant or had recently given birth. The corresponding white paper, Arkansas’s Maternal Health Crisis: Women Across the State Share their Experiences and...

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