Arkansans want what’s best for our children. We all want kids to have happy, healthy lives. Access to affordable medical care is an important part of overall health, and each Arkansan should have access to health care. But, as...
Anna, who hopes to become a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse, grew up in El Dorado and still calls it home with her husband and two daughters, Magnolia and Violet. When Anna and her husband were first married,...
Childhood Hunger is a Racial Equity Issue There are far too many children in our country who go hungry every day, especially when we have the tools readily available to address childhood hunger. Instead of working to support children,...
Every child needs access to an adequate amount of healthy food to thrive. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, too many of Arkansas's children were facing hunger, especially our Black and Hispanic or Latino children.
For most of my life, my name alone has identified me to others as being Hispanic or Latina. I am proud of my heritage and as a result, Hispanic Heritage month holds a particular significance for me. My maternal...
From around the state, more than 100 advocates, business leaders, community members and foundation directors have signed a letter urging their fellow Arkansans to do their part in making a hunger-free Arkansas. The letter highlights that September is Hunger Action Month,...
Discriminatory public policies combined with prejudiced public and private actions in housing, the criminal justice system, and the labor market have created a historical and ongoing context in which Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color (BIPOC) have been...
In mid-March, 2020, it became clear that Arkansas schools were going to close before spring break and likely remain closed after spring break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then that Kay Kay DeRosette, the former Be Mighty Coordinator...
As our state makes it harder for children to get the nutritious food they need to stay healthy, we have opportunities at the federal level to help improve food security policy for hungry Arkansans. In the recent legislative session,...
Arkansas is facing a health care crisis impacting the health and safety of our families and children, our schools, our health care system and health care workforce, and our economy. With the progression of COVID-19 variants and Arkansas’s low...
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