Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families applauds Governor Beebe for his leadership on this important issue. A significant increase in Arkansas’s severance tax is long overdue and through the Governor’s proposal, will have a real impact on the economic...
Authors tout state success, advocate multi-pronged approached to continue progress. Arkansas has made significant progress to improve its education system since the Supreme Court’s 2002 Lake View decision, but major gaps remain among students of different racial and socioeconomic...
As a part of the statewide Natural Wonders Partnership, focused on improving the health and well-being of Arkansas children, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, with financial support from Arkansas Children’s Hospital, developed and implemented a statewide telephone poll...
As a part of the statewide Natural Wonders Partnership, focused on improving the health and well-being of Arkansas children, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, with financial support from Arkansas Children’s Hospital, developed and implemented a statewide telephone poll...
As a part of the statewide Natural Wonders Partnership, focused on improving the health and well-being of Arkansas children, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, with financial support from Arkansas Children’s Hospital, developed and implemented a statewide telephone poll...
As a part of the statewide Natural Wonders Partnership, focused on improving the health and well-being of Arkansas children, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, with financial support from Arkansas Children’s Hospital, developed and implemented a statewide telephone poll...
In January 2007, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) released Poison Problem and Perspective: The Impact of Methamphetamine on the Arkansas Child Welfare System. It was AACF’s first assessment of substance abuse in families suspected of child maltreatment...
When new children come into the world, they bring a sense of hope and anticipation for their family. Families view this child as their hope for the future. For most families this anticipation culminates in the achievement of important...
This report is the third annual update of the Arkansas Child Welfare System by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF). It examines the Division of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) performance data from January 2000 through March 2007. The data shows that...
