Children’s Health and Well-Being Need More Support in Arkansas Arkansas ranks 45th in overall child well-being and an alarming 47th in child health outcomes, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation...
In addition to our lack of state investment, we are also potentially facing the largest funding cut to critical programs in our nation’s history.
Why can Arkansas not improve its teen birth rate at the same rate as some other states?
The United States House of Representatives today passed the Senate’s version of the reconciliation bill that will worsen hunger and strip health care coverage from millions of families. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed...
Any claim that the reconciliation bill benefits all Arkansans is an exaggeration at best.
We need our Congressional delegation to stand up for Arkansas and reject this reckless plan that will devastate our fellow Arkansans.
See what happened at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in our 2024 annual report, now available. For our list of 2024 donors, please visit aradvocates.org/donors
We must stand up for the rights of and create safe spaces for members of the LGBTQ+ community year-round.
Note: the following was published in the Opinion section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on May 17, 2025. The legislative session officially came to a close on May 5, and Arkansas continued to turn a blind eye to the new...
AACF held town halls in each of Arkansas's four Congressional Districts.