Children living in poverty is decreasing, but we’re still in the bottom 10 states
A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation gives Arkansas some reason to be hopeful: 2014 data shows more young workers are on track to a stable career, many […]
Child poverty in northwest Arkansas
We’re releasing a new report today on child poverty in Northwest Arkansas, in conjunction with the United Way of Northwest Arkansas’s Children in Poverty Summit. Growth in the number of […]
Economic hardship hurts Arkansas kids
Economic hardship during childhood is the leading Adverse Childhood Event (ACE) in Arkansas. It is associated with learning and behavioral problems for students early on and can lead to health […]
Child Poverty Rate in Chicot County over 50 percent
Child Poverty Rate in Chicot County over 50 percent Earlier this spring we released a report that tracked our state’s frustratingly-high child poverty rate. For years we have been struggling […]
New Figures on Child Poverty Show Upward Trend
New figures on child poverty compiled by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families show a disturbing upward trend that is likely to continue as our economy slowly recovers. The child […]
Arkansas Kids DO Count: What it takes to be #1
Arkansas Kids DO Count: What it takes to be ranked #1 It would be nice to tell others that the people of Arkansas care more about their children and youth […]
The long reach of childhood poverty
A repost from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C.: By Arloc Sherman, CBPP Senior Researcher Even as federal and state policymakers consider cutting back programs that […]
Get the facts, then vote for kids
Tomorrow is Election Day. You have probably heard about Glenn Beck’s Rally to Restore Honor, John Stewart’s mocking Rally to Restore Sanity, and Stephen Colbert’s mocking-of-the-mockery March to Keep Fear […]
What is the Achievement Gap? 1 of 5
(First in a five-part series) As we watch both the national and Arkansas economies struggle out of the recession, many of us wonder what we can do to protect our […]
Food Insecurity vs. Childhood Obesity
Arkansas is ranked at the top of all states for having the most children at risk of food insecurity. Nearly 25 percent of Arkansas children are at risk of being […]