The Economic Mobility Project, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts, recently released a report on the impact of a family’s structure on a child’s absolute and relative economic mobility. Family structure is believed to be an important factor...
America’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, turns one year old today. That’s good news for Arkansas 1-year-olds, and 7-year-olds, and lots of other Arkansas kids. But our leaders in Little Rock will make some critical decisions about...
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...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families needs your help TODAY to ensure that all Arkansas children live up to their full potential. The U.S. Senate is considering a bill this week, known as the DREAM Act, that would provide...
Lame Duck Session Needs Your Attention While most folks have shifted their attention to holiday planning and spending time with family, Congress is back at work in a Lame Duck Session. Members have returned to address key issues they...
The DREAM Act is expected to come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate next week. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a proposed Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, could be this year’s best...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) offers an unprecedented opportunity to invest in programs and systems that will lay the foundation for a healthier, better-prepared, and economically stable workforce. Arkansas stands to receive as much as $720 million...
Health reform continues to progress through the House and Senate. On Saturday, November 7, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 bill by 220 votes. AACF thanks Arkansas Representatives Marion Berry and...
This overview offers tips to advocates on the best way to learn more about Arkansas’s share of the ARRA. It also charts the larger funding streams impacting children and families that flow to states and local communities. It does...
As a part of the statewide Natural Wonders Partnership, focused on improving the health and well-being of Arkansas children, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, with financial support from Arkansas Children’s Hospital, developed and implemented a statewide telephone poll...