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 poverty rate in Arkansas now stands at 26.8 percent,...
Thanks to our supporters throughout the state, our Soup Sunday events were big successes this year. We hit record turnout and fundraising milestones in both Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas. Combined, we brought in more than $110,000 and served...
We may have mild temperatures right now but February should bring colder weather and thoughts of your favorite soups. Plans are underway for our 2012 Soup Sundays, and both lineups are looking quite appetizing. The Little Rock event will...
Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (AACF) is excited to announce it has hired a new communications director. He is Gerard Matthews, formerly an associate editor with the Arkansas Times and director of development with Independent Living Services in...
Now that Congress has averted a federal government shutdown, all eyes turn to the 2012 budget. President Obama announced his budget proposal in February, and recently House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R – WI) announced his budget proposal....
The Arkansas Finish Line Coalition was pleased to see Senate Bill 65 signed by Gov. Mike Beebe Wednesday. It will ensure as many as 20,000 children eligible for ARKids First health insurance aren’t pushed out of coverage because of...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is in no way affiliated with a Florida-based group that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today he will sue for misleading Arkansans with an alleged fundraising scheme to help disadvantaged children. Read more...
HB 1292 would have ended prenatal services for mothers of citizen children. On Wednesday, the House Committee on State Agencies heard House Bill 1292. This was a wide-sweeping piece of legislation which sought to force state agency officials to require...
HB 1292 would end prenatal services for mothers of citizen children A House committee on Wednesday will hear a bill that would directly harm Arkansas children and families, residing here legally or not. We need you there to show...
This Sunday, 4 p.m. at Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Come and enjoy: Embassy Suites: Curried Chicken Soup Loca Luna/Red Door: Roasted Green Chili and Sweet Corn Bisque Capitol Bistro: Potato-Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Soup Olive Garden LR and NLR: Pasta...