Report outlines challenges remaining for covering kids LITTLE ROCK - The number of uninsured children dropped in Arkansas even as families continued to feel the effects of the recent recession, according to a report today by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. The report, Crossing the Finish Line: The 2011 State of Children's Health Insurance in...
Subsidized guardianship program allows more children to find stable, loving homes with relatives who are licensed foster parents. LITTLE ROCK - A new state program will help find more homes for foster children while maintaining important family connections by assisting relatives who are serving as foster parents, according to a new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children...
 Even without federal laws, state can do more to collect online sales taxes. LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas is losing as much as $113 million each year in sales tax revenue from Internet purchases and other sales, according to new research by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Although Arkansans are required to pay sales taxes on Internet...
A new report from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation explores the challenges and lessons learned during the evolution of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families into an anchor institution in Arkansas. It tells the story of the tough issues that ACCF has taken on in the state and the ways the organization has influenced public policy...
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More Kids Covered by Health Insurance but Challenges Linger
*AACF releases study showing that more Arkansas kids are
being covered by health insurance, yet many challenges
remain.*
The number of uninsured children...
AACF Hires New Communications Director
Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (AACF) is excited
to announce it has hired a new communications director. He
is Gerard Matthews,...
Arkansas Ranks 47th in Child Well-Being Index
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The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) has released a
state-by-state Child and Youth Well-Being Index
(CWI[http://fcd-us.org/resources/investing-public-programs-matters-how-state-policies-impact-childrens-lives]).
While evaluating the different factors that impact...