NWA: Our biggest Policy Cafe yet
More than 50 people attended AACF’s Policy Cafe in Bentonville last week to learn about children’s issues and to share their concerns with our staff and volunteers. They included representatives […]
Congress Needs to Act Now on Child Nutrition
The clock is ticking. Current child nutrition programs at the Federal level are set to expire September 30. Time is running out for Congress to pass a reauthorization bill. Last […]
Unfair health insurance policies end today, thanks to Affordable Care Act
Six months ago President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act. Today is a very exciting because the Patients’ Bill of Rights protections kick into gear. This Bill of […]
Senate to Debate Middle Class Tax Cuts in Next Two Weeks
The Senate is expected to take up tax legislation this month that is crucial to the middle class. A bill to cut middle class taxes could be introduced as early […]
Alert: Senate to Vote on DREAM Act Next Week
The DREAM Act is expected to come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate next week. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a proposed Amendment to […]
More good news from the new health law: Funds to working families to purchase coverage
We all know the ever-increasing expense of health insurance. The new health law provides more promising news for working families in Arkansas: tax credits for thousands of working families to […]
Support AACF this Friday at 10,000 Villages in Little Rock
Shop 4-8 p.m. during monthly Downtown Art Walk Fifteen percent of all sales 4-8 p.m. this Friday at 10,000 Villages in Little Rock will directly go to our work on […]
Children Don’t Have to Wait for Health Care
When children head back to school, parents often worry about how they will do and anxiously await that first report card. Parents whose children lack health insurance have additional worries […]
Cutest photos and video from Hamburg
Check out our Flickr and YouTube pages for photos and video of some very cute kids and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan during his “Courage in the Classroom” bus tour […]
Laura Kellams named to 40 Under 40 list
Congratulations to Laura Kellams, AACF’s Northwest Arkansas Director. She was named to Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list! She has been working hard since 2008 to serve the […]