EITC - Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF)

Child Poverty Increases by 5.6% in Arkansas

Public Policies and Programs Proven to Reduce the Rate The rate of children living in poverty in Arkansas has surged from 8.9% in 2019-21 to 14.5% in 2022-24. This dramatic […]

IRS Direct File Would Save Arkansans More Than $150 Million a Year

The State should partner with IRS Direct File to benefit Arkansans. Last year the Internal Revenue Service piloted its Direct File program, a free online system for filing federal tax […]

New Census Data Point to Importance of Government Relief

Overall, federal investments shielded many Arkansas families from more severe hardship and helped shorten the country’s economic crisis.

Arkansas has room for improvement in providing quality education

Educating the next generation of Arkansans is one of our greatest responsibilities.

Arkansas Advocates 2022 Special Legislative Session Recap

We hope to carry this momentum into the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, as we can be sure there will be many bills to support and defend against that will affect the lives of Arkansas’s children and families.

AACF Statement on 2022 Tax Cuts

The only way to help struggling Arkansans deal with higher prices using our income tax system is by enacting a fully refundable credit, ideally something like a state-level EITC.

Congress should not extend corporate tax cuts without expanding the Child Tax Credit

AACF has urged Arkansas’s congressional delegation to help pass an economic package that helps Arkansans make ends meet, reduces poverty and racial and economic disparities, and lays the groundwork for long-term recovery and prosperity even after the COVID crisis is in the rear-view. Now, we’re also urging them to say “NO” to any new corporate tax cuts that would be passed without also expanding the CTC, at the very least by expanding eligibility to kids from families with little to no income who most need the boost. It’s time to put people first.