Congress breaks promise, votes against working families
Congress breaks promise, votes against working families Leaders in the United States House of Representatives went back on their word last night. Last summer, Congress and the President agreed on […]
Kellams Named Honorary Social Worker of the Year
Kellams Named Honorary Social Worker of the Year AACF Northwest Arkansas Director Laura Kellams will be named Honorary Social Worker of the Year by the social work department at the […]
Arkansas should ensure every student has the resources needed to succeed
State should ensure every student has the resources needed to succeed All children can learn and excel in school if they have the opportunity and the resources needed to be […]
Health Care Advocacy Having a Positive Impact on Kids
Health Care Advocacy Having a Positive Impact on Kids According to a new report from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Mathematica Policy Research, advocacy organizations in twelve states have […]
Child Poverty Rate in Chicot County over 50 percent
Child Poverty Rate in Chicot County over 50 percent Earlier this spring we released a report that tracked our state’s frustratingly-high child poverty rate. For years we have been struggling […]
Invest in Children, Invest in the Future
Invest in Children, Invest in the Future Growing up is difficult. Questions abound while answers seem scarce. Virtually every decision a child makes is dependent in some form or fashion […]
Budget Cuts Mean More than Politics to Abused Children
Budget Cuts Mean More than Politics to Abused Children LITTLE ROCK – Today, the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced cuts to state programs that help abused children. Arkansas Advocates […]
Arkansas students are lagging behind. We can do better
Arkansas Kids 2012: Our students are lagging behind, we can do better At Arkansas Advocates we have the great fortune of dealing with committed national partners on behalf of improving […]
Public safety – Funded by our tax dollars
Public safety – Funded by our tax dollars There are probably a lot of things that are funded by our tax dollars that you wouldn’t want to give up. One […]
Head Start – Funded by our tax dollars
Head Start – Funded by our tax dollars As Tax Day approaches (it’s the 17th this year), it’s important to remember all the things that are done with our tax […]