Expanded CTC Helped Keep Arkansas Families Afloat
The families of more than 61 million children – including more than 600,000 in Arkansas – benefited from the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in the American Rescue Plan. […]
Our State’s Budget, Our State’s Values
Tax cuts, surplus, and the Waiver waiting list This blog is the first in a series of blogs Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will be sharing over the next […]
Cutting the Top Tax Rate is Bad Policy
State policymakers continue to discuss cuts to the top personal income tax rate that may take place during a special session sometime in October. Next week, we plan to release […]
AACF Statement on the Debt Ceiling
Congress is currently debating whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. Will policymakers protect the full faith and credit of the United States, or will they allow our nation […]
A disappointing & dangerous Special Session for Arkansas’s kids & families
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is deeply disappointed by the Arkansas General Assembly’s refusal to pass legislation to address the surging public health crisis that has re-emerged with the […]
Congress must step up. Arkansas’s children deserve better.
As the Delta variant continues to spread and caseloads continue to rise, we can’t lose sight of the fact that too many families in our communities continue to face significant […]
Data: Arkansas needs a different strategy for preventing teen births
Editor’s note: The 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the […]
Data reveal Arkansas is slipping in our duty to educate and care for our kids
Editor’s note: The 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the […]
Arkansas’s Persistently High Child Poverty Shows Need for Permanent CTC Expansion and State Solutions
Editor’s note: The 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the […]
Arkansas’s rankings are troubling in KIDS COUNT Data Book 2021
Data Across 50 States Show Struggles with Poverty, Health Indicators, But Hopes for Recovery Remain, Annie E. Casey Foundation Finds The number of Arkansas’s children going without health insurance surged […]