The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 7 out of the 10 deaths caused by chronic diseases including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease could be prevented with regular check-ups and screenings. We have been told time and...
We’ve worked hard to try and make clear the many reasons health reform is a major win for Arkansas (see previous blog posts here, here and here). Among policymakers and politicians, it’s hard to go long without hearing about...
Advocates urge state and federal officials to find solutions now As of this morning, July 1, 2010, thousands of Arkansas children have lost access to child care. Funding for child care from theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
This report discusses how LGBT youth are disproportionately affected by the juvenile justices system and more likely to be funneled into the deep end of the system. It addresses the particular challenges that they face once there, and the...
With all the excitement about health reform and the success of ARKids First in our state, it’s sometimes easy to assume we’ve got coverage for kids accomplished. But our new report makes it clear we are nowhere near checking...
The 2006 report After School Programs in Arkansas: A Solution Whose Time has Come outlined the positive impacts that afterschool and summer programs have by keeping children safe, supporting working families and inspiring Arkansas children to learn. New research...
The state Legislative Task Force on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity will conduct a town hall meeting in Northwest Arkansas on May 26th as part of its statewide effort to create a more coordinated, comprehensive effort to reduce poverty...
National Report Highlights Importance of Grade Level Reading to Students, State and Economy Several factors shown to affect Arkansas students ability to read and succeed LITTLE ROCK – A special Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey...
In 2008, the national Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative was launched in Arkansas with support from the Open Society Foundation and with local support from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the Arkansas Community Foundation. The goal of...
A new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) finds that a startling number of children in the state who are eligible for ARKids First are either unenrolled or are being dropped from the program because of...