The Arkansas Kids Count Coalition is celebrating 30 years of advocacy for our state’s children. And we thought our anniversary would be a great time to go back to the basics. This year, the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition is...
Our legislators are converging in Little Rock today to begin the 91st General Assembly. They will make hundreds of decisions about education, health care, child welfare, economic self-sufficiency, tax policy, and juvenile justice. These decisions will impact the everyday...
If you weren’t able to make it to our Putting Kids First press conference on Oct. 5, we’ve got you covered. Below, AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston explains what the upcoming election means for Arkansas’s kids: The November elections...
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the last year, but the child poverty rate went up...
Let’s kick off the campaign season with conversations about making a difference for children and families in your community. Legislators and candidates are eager to hear solutions-and you can be part of it. During the next few months Arkansas...