Last week the General Assembly finished up their first ever fiscal session–but not before getting language attached to the Medicaid budget ensuring that any major changes to eligibility or services will be run through the legislature. We mentioned in...
2009 was a demanding year for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. We spent much of the year working to make us a more effective advocacy organization. We developed a new strategic plan—with new goals and priorities—to help guide...
A new report compiled by U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln’s office and released today shows that more than 200,000 children in Arkansas spend their after school hours without the supervision of an adult, according to a news release from Lincoln’s...
While legislators wrap up the fiscal session at the State Capitol today (more on that to come), the White House is hosting a health reform summit to gain some common ground to achieve meaningful reform this year. Still not...
NWA Soup Sunday is this Sunday, Feb. 28. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Tickets are available at the door. $15 for adults and $5 for kids 5-12. For more information, call...
Lawmakers have been fast and furiously passing appropriations bills since the fiscal session began, in an attempt to meet their deadline of closing the session by month’s end. Appropriations bills set maximum spending levels for each state agency budget....
One of AACF’s board members, Diana Gonzales Worthen of Springdale, was honored by the Springdale School District for her work on the district’s Toyota Family Literacy Program grant. The University of Arkansas recognized Worthen in a press release Tuesday, pointing...
This week’s bad weather didn’t keep the Arkansas General Assembly from gathering to open the 2010 fiscal session—the first of its kind. By all accounts today, the expectation is that this session will be quick—in and out in a month, with...
The U.S. Census Bureau is preparing for the 2010 Decennial Census, and even though there will many changes to the questions that people are asked this year, the information collected is more important than ever. For the first time,...
Today is my fourth wedding anniversary. And while it’s an important milestone in my own life (and hopefully my husband’s!), I’m also celebrating an anniversary that has provided peace of mind and financial security to thousands of Arkansas families...