AACF Board of Directors Announce Executive Director Stepping Down
It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces Rich Huddleston’s departure as Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), effective December 31, 2022. For the past 27 years, Rich has been instrumental in the organization’s efforts to improve the lives of children and families across the state of Arkansas. Rich began at AACF as the director of research and policy before becoming executive director in 2004. While we will miss him and his leadership, we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
Understanding the Vanderbilt Study of Tennessee Pre-K
Arkansas’s well-being depends upon the education of our state’s children. We need every child in Arkansas to have access to a world-class education.
For Black History Month, Let’s Focus on Black Excellence
Black excellence is all around us, woven as part of our American story, and that is what we should celebrate this February.
Important Soup Sunday Announcements!
We are looking forward to being back in person for Soup Sunday on April 10! We continue to monitor community COVID conditions and will update sponsors and ticket holders if anything changes.
Anti-Equity Bills Narrowly Avoided
skills and gaining the knowledge that will guide them through adulthood. We’re thankful that Arkansas lawmakers adjourned their special session this week without taking up harmful legislation that would have undermined that objective.
Tax Cut Plan Even More Expensive, Skewed Toward the Wealthy
The likely proposal for the long-discussed special session seems to have settled, and its main feature would be to cut the top personal and corporate income tax rates. This disproportionately […]
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 […]
Our State’s Budget, Our State’s Values
Tax cuts, surplus, and the Waiver waiting list This blog is the first in a series of blogs Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will be sharing over the next […]
Language Matters: Why I Choose Latine
As National Hispanic Heritage Month ends, I would like to take a moment to reflect on language: how we use it to include or exclude certain populations, how language adapts […]
Proposed Cuts to the Top Tax Rate Are Costly and Heavily Favor the Rich
As the Arkansas Legislature concludes the 2021 general session, our attention must turn to the special session they are preparing to begin to discuss personal income tax cuts. Although income […]