AACF welcomes Marquita Little
AACF has a new health care policy director. Marquita Little, currently director of policy and planning in the director’s office at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will be joining […]
Arkansas shows nation’s largest drop in uninsured, but challenges remain
As Arkansans rightly celebrate a remarkable decrease in the percentage of the state’s uninsured adults, it’s a good time to reflect on how our state accomplished this feat. It wasn’t […]
Support free meals for Arkansas students
This is a special post from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance The federal government is offering to pay for breakfast and lunch for all […]
What would it take to be number one?
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the […]
Investments in health, education paying off for Arkansas kids
Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the last year, but the child poverty rate went up to 29 percent. Those ups and downs are consistent with national […]
Report shows Private Option making a difference
A new report shows the Private Option is having a positive impact in Arkansas. The report, which was released by the White House, shows that Arkansas, and other states that […]
Moving forward with the ACA, Private Option
Moving forward with the ACA, Private Option Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Arkansas is poised to reach the “finish line” in covering kids and families. Because the state legislature […]
Thinking of men’s health as Father’s Day approaches
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve been thinking a lot about our fathers and the other special men in our life and how we’d like them to stay […]
Children will lose access to affordable health coverage if state drops part-time teacher and state employee insurance
Changes to the health insurance Arkansas provides to its educators and state employees are being debated by the legislature. The state is considering stopping contributions to part-time employees’ health coverage […]
Bailey Perkins to rejoin AACF as state policy fellow
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is proud to announce that Bailey Perkins will soon be joining the organization as a state policy fellow, in partnership with the Center on […]