Proposed Fiscal Session Budget Cuts Endanger Children in Foster Care
Potentially devastating budget cuts – now under consideration at the state legislature – would endanger children in foster care and halt the progress we were just starting to make to […]
The Future of Arkansas’s Education System Depends on Funding “Arkansas Works”
The state general revenue budget is often fluid. To arrive at a forecast, you look at long-term trends, national trends, local economic conditions … those calculations will tell you within […]
Delay Kindergarten? It could be a good idea (if you’re in Denmark).
You may have seen a post on a friend’s Facebook page highlighting this article: “Delayed Kindergarten Enrollment Dramatically Reduces ADHD In Children, Study Shows.” My first thought after seeing the […]
When your paycheck doesn’t cut it
Arkansas legislators have an opportunity to improve the lives and health of working families by adopting our own state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). At tax time, the EITC gives […]
Watch this video to find out more about AACF
Find out more about Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families by watching this brief video. In it, we talk about our history, our work, and what has made Advocates what […]
What do #ARKidsNeed from 0-8? You tell us!
Today, we’re releasing a report that talks about what our children really need from birth to eight-years-old. Of course, kids need lots of things including access to health care, nurturing environments, […]
Protect credits that help veterans
Two important credits that many veterans rely on are on the chopping block if congress fails to act. We can honor the nearly 250,000 veterans and their families living in Arkansas […]
Times are still tough for minority families
In Arkansas, too many families of color struggle to make ends meet. Arkansas families as a whole experience hard times with nearly one of every five persons living below poverty. […]
With Too Many Arkansans Struggling, Now is the time for a State EITC
Too many Arkansans struggled to make ends meet in 2014, according to new data released today from the Census Bureau, highlighting the need for Arkansas to take action to pass […]
Giving working families the credit they deserve
Working family tax credits pump millions of dollars into the Arkansas economy. But millions more are left on the table every year when eligible Arkansans don’t claim their credits. Arkansas […]