It’s time to chime in with your comments on a federal policy change that would negatively affect many of Arkansas’s children. The Trump administration wants to change the federal policy under which immigrants are deemed a “public charge.” The unintended...
We’re watching closely the decisions being made in Washington, D.C. that could result in an inaccurate U.S. Census in 2020. We have serious concerns about several proposed changes, including one that would add a citizenship question to the Census....
Today, on August 7, 2018, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families celebrates the 10-year work anniversary of Laura King Kellams, the amazing director of our Northwest Arkansas (NWA) office, who helped launch that office a decade ago. The impact of...
Following Senate passage of the Republican tax bill, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, released the following statement: Both the Senate and House tax bills are costly new giveaways to the very wealthy and...
The GOP tax bills in both the House and Senate propose to increase the maximum Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to around $1,600 per child. While GOP leaders have hailed these proposals as a major tax cut for working...
Attacks on our state’s highly successful Medicaid program are coming from many directions. After several unsuccessful attempts to dismantle the health care system by repealing the Affordable Care Act, new rules announced today by the White House would allow...
Things aren’t always as simple – or as good — as they seem. Today’s headline, that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program, seems worthy of celebration. And certainly, we applaud this move...
The $1.5 trillion GOP tax-cut plan released today contains most of the same flaws as earlier versions of their plan. It will do little to improve, and could hurt, the well-being of many Arkansas children and families. Our top...
The budget resolution that the House passed today brings Congress one step closer to enacting $1.5 trillion in unpaid-for tax cuts largely for the wealthy and profitable corporations while making low- and middle-income Americans foot the bill. The budget...
Governor Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed today as Lights On! Afterschool Day in Arkansas. With this proclamation, Arkansas is joining with other states around the U.S. to recognize the important role afterschool programs play in providing children and youth with challenging, engaging learning...
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