Immigration reform: A boon to the Arkansas economy We know a key to our state’s economic future is ensuring that the children of Arkansas’s immigrants have opportunities to succeed, as Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families outlined in a...
Drug-testing unemployment beneficiaries is bad policy Senator Jeremy Hutchinson’s senate bill to require drug-tests for individuals as a condition of receiving unemployment benefits passed out of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor this morning. You can...
New Report Shows Importance of Immigrant Families to Arkansas’s Economy Immigrants in Arkansas are an essential, beneficial and rapidly growing segment of the Arkansas economy, according to a new study released today by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. The...
AACF committed to working with new legislature Last week’s elections marked a new day in Arkansas politics and government, creating new opportunities for people across the state to come together and work on behalf of all Arkansans. Every two...
October is Advocacy & Organizing Month Governor Mike Beebe declared October as Advocacy and Organizing month in Arkansas to raise awareness about the impact that advocacy and organizing have on promoting change in our state. According to a recent...
Make Plans to Attend Our Upcoming Advocacy Academy Learn how to engage officials, media, and allies Join us for an “Advocacy Academy” on October 25th in Little Rock. You’ll learn how to engage elected officials, the media, and like-minded...
Happy Birthday AACF Happy Birthday AACF! Today, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families celebrates 35 years of working to improve the lives of Arkansas children and families. We were founded 35 years ago by a group of prominent Arkansans who believed...
AACF to Host Documentary Screenings, Panel Discussions Join Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and the University of Arkansas’ One Book, One Community committee for two thought-provoking films and panel discussions. This year, the One Book, One Community committee...
Study shows minority students graduate at lower rates than white counterparts Minority students graduate high school at lower rates than their white counterparts. A new study by the Schott Foundation for Public Education that tracks students’ performance throughout their...
Policy Cafe in Conway Oct. 2 We’ve teamed up with the Hendrix College Project Pericles Program** to present this event and you’re invited. Let’s talk about what Arkansas can do to help children and their families succeed and how...