Tell Your Story — It Deserves to be Heard

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The Medicaid Minute with Chloe

Medicaid makes access to affordable health care a reality for Arkansans like Chloe. 

Lost in Transition: Maya’s Story Highlights the Impact of Medicaid Barriers on Postpartum Care in Arkansas

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is collecting stories from people who are insured through ARHOME, one of Arkansas’s Medicaid programs. Data points and numbers are important because they help […]

Lessons Learned from the Medicaid: The Lived Experience Project

This year, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families engaged in a Medicaid story collection project with grant funding. Our goal was to amplify the lived experiences of those within the […]

Schools key to ensuring many children get the nutritious meals they need to thrive

Kasey Porchia comes from a family of educators. Her mother, father, and aunts were teachers, coaches, and paraprofessionals who had a profound effect on why she chose education as her […]

Seniors are Among Most Vulnerable for Food Insecurity

Linda is 72 years old. She doesn’t work anymore, and she takes care of her 54-year-old son who lives with her and is fully disabled. He has special dietary needs […]

WIC is a lifeline, and improving the program would benefit many

Mary’s oldest daughter loves to hike, so they travel Arkansas together, hiking on different paths around the state. They then return home to Crossett, where Mary and her two daughters, […]

Pandemic Highlights Glaring Issues with Food Assistance Programs

Tomiko Townley currently serves as the Advocacy Director for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. The Alliance is a collaborative organization that works on behalf of and with Arkansans facing hunger. […]

How the City of Little Rock Met a Hunger Crisis Head On During the Pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the City of Little Rock realized that an immediate need would be food for hungry children who would normally receive meals at school. Many agencies […]

Policy hurdles keep Marshallese in Arkansas from accessing hunger-fighting programs

As hunger increased across Arkansas during the pandemic, one population was blocked from participating in a vital safety-net program intended to keep nutritious food on the table during tough times. […]