As we enter a time of transition for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the staff would like to express our deepest gratitude to our supporters, donors, fellow advocates, and outgoing Executive Director Rich Huddleston. Rich leaves us with...
Overall, we’re relieved to see that some key provisions will make life measurably better for Arkansas’s children.
Though we’ve seen the rate drop over time, Arkansas has had the nation’s highest teen birth rate every year since 2013.
During the first half of this year, applicants waited an average of 70 days to have their applications approved.
This should be a time that people of all political backgrounds can agree that the well-being of mothers and children should be the top priority in our public policy.
Arkansas is one of only nine states that have the most restrictive asset limit possible under federal law.
As hunger increased across Arkansas during the pandemic, one population was blocked from participating in a vital safety-net program intended to keep nutritious food on the table during tough times. Arkansans who were born in the Marshall Islands aren’t...
As our state makes it harder for children to get the nutritious food they need to stay healthy, we have opportunities at the federal level to help improve food security policy for hungry Arkansans. In the recent legislative session,...
Adults who were born in the Marshall Islands can now obtain Medicaid coverage in Arkansas, ending a decades-old injustice that exacerbated already persistent health disparities. Today (February 23), a legislative review committee approved an administrative rule that changes the...
Enacting hate-crimes legislation would be a huge step in making Arkansas a safer and more inclusive place for children to grow up – and for all of us to live and prosper. We applaud Gov. Hutchinson for strongly urging...