Lack of Data Impacts BIPOC Children in Arkansas
The lack of disaggregated data is especially troubling for Arkansas as, according to research from the Census Bureau, Arkansas has the highest undercount in the 2020 Census of any state at 5%.
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AACF Statement on Maternal Health Care Initiatives
The Governor's proposals are a step in the right direction, but they fall short of making policy changes that could make a significant difference in our dismal maternal and infant health outcomes.
Arkansas’s Child Well-Being Rank Falls to Bottom 10
Data Show Alarming Increase in Low Birth Weight Babies and Child and Teen Deaths in Arkansas Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by...
AACF to honor Sen. Joyce Elliott and Ray Hanley at annual luncheon
We are excited to announce our 2022 Friends of Children Honorees. Our Friends of Children Annual Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 25. This special event celebrates the power of advocacy in improving the lives of children and families...
For Healthy Pregnancies, Arkansas Should Streamline Medicaid Eligibility
During the first half of this year, applicants waited an average of 70 days to have their applications approved.
Creating a Healthier Arkansas for Black Women, Part 3
Policymakers, health care professionals, and communities must work together to improve Black women’s health.
A Decade of Tax Cuts for Arkansas’s Rich and Powerful
The Governor has announced the legislature will come together again in August this year to fully phase in their previous giveaway to the rich, and maybe add more on top of that.
End of legal abortion in Arkansas will put pressure on systems serving children and families
This should be a time that people of all political backgrounds can agree that the well-being of mothers and children should be the top priority in our public policy.
Why does Arkansas make it hard for some families to get food?
Arkansas is one of only nine states that have the most restrictive asset limit possible under federal law.
Juneteenth 2022: Still Miles to Go Before We Rest
Also known as Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrates the day, June 19, 1865, that Black enslaved people in Texas learned that they had been declared free more than two years prior, when the Emancipation Proclamation...