Position Overview Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) seeks a part-time administrative assistant in our Little Rock office. This position provides support to the Administrative and Finance Director including administrative support and data entry. It also provides administrative...
Every three months, Arkansas publishes a report tracking what happens to women after pregnancy Medicaid ends. Every three months, we hope to see any signs that the state’s transition numbers are improving. Instead, each report tells the same story:...
Arkansas state law authorizes courts to assess a wide variety of fees and fines to system-involved youth and their families. Many juvenile judges actively assess fees and fines, citing their role in holding youth accountable and funding underresourced, especially...
Arkansas has made modest progress in the economic well-being of children but needs remain In the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which is based on the most recent 2024 data, Arkansas ranks 33rd in economic well-being of children among...
New Scoring Index from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Increase Accountability by Showing How Arkansas’s Policies and Investment Affect Children’s Daily Lives Sharp increases in the children’s uninsured rate and the number of young children not in school...
See what happened at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in our 2025 annual report, now available. For our list of 2025 donors, please visit aradvocates.org/donors
2026 Special Session Keys Up to Further Starve SNAP and Other Programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) suffered a significant loss last week that will likely destabilize the program in our state. What’s more, an attempt to cut...
Today the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that will upend the Voting Rights Act. With their ruling on Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court has just delt what will be one of the final blows destroying the...
It’s no secret that once again Arkansas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation at 19.4% according to the most recent (and final) federal insecurity report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). You may...
Whether you have children or not, the well-being of our state’s kids is critical to everyone’s future. As advocates, it’s up to us to make sure voters and candidates are aware of the issues that matter most. Election years...