Over the past several months, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has traveled across the state, talking with Arkansans about their experiences with being insured through Medicaid. In nine focus groups spanning from Northwest to South Arkansas, we heard...
This in-person internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of community engagement while working for a well-known nonprofit organization in our Little Rock office.
Arkansas is the most food insecure state in the nation, and SNAP is the most powerful anti-hunger program we have.
Position Overview Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist marketing and communications efforts. This internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of communications while working for a well-known nonprofit organization. This...
The Arkansas General Assembly 2026 Fiscal Session commences on April 8. In preparation for the session, Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Jim Hudson presented the Governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-27 general revenue budget to the legislative Joint Budget...
It won’t come as a surprise that I’m talking about postpartum Medicaid coverage again. For years now, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has been at the forefront of the conversation about the need to extend postpartum coverage for...
Editor’s note: The following was originally published on the website of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy. See the original here. Stay tuned for an upcoming report on Baby Bonds by Arkansas Advocates for Children...
On Tuesday we shared about the big decisions Arkansas lawmakers need to make this spring to shore up the state’s SNAP program due to provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) taking effect in the near...
It’s no secret that once again Arkansas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation at 19.4% according to the most recent (and final) federal insecurity report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). You may...
Article 3 Section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution currently reads: “Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any person may vote in an election in this state who is: During the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2025 regular session, the legislature referred three constitutional amendments for voters’ consideration on the 2026 ballot....