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High Profile: Just for Our House

Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s article! Click here to view their photo gallery of the event! Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 14, 2017 Story and Photos by Cary Jenkins The temperature was pleasant, skies were clear and the lawn and gardens were lush for Dinner on the Grounds, held May 5 at Terry House. The

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PBS’ To the Contrary: Interview with Our House Executive Director Georgia Mjartan

Click here to watch Georgia’s interview! Our Executive Director, Georgia Mjartan, recently traveled to Washington to be interviewed by PBS for their program To the Contrary. Georgia discusses the mission of Our House as well as our Two-Generation approach to combating poverty and homelessness.

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KABF’s “It Could Be You”: Interview with Our House Development VISTA Kelly Owen

Our Development VISTA, Kelly Owen, was interviewed by KABF on April 26 for their program “It Could Be You”. Kelly discusses the overall mission of Our House and how those interested in benefiting from our services can gain access to resources that they need. She also talks about our upcoming Spring fundraiser, Dinner on the

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Little Rock Soirée: Q&A with the 2017 Dinner on the Grounds Chairs

Click here to view Little Rock Soirée’s article! By Lydia McAllister Photo by Jason Masters April 25, 2017 As the 2017 Dinner on the Grounds event draws closer, we chatted with this year’s event chairs — who just happen to be an entire family dedicated to the Our House mission. Baker and Ginny Kurrus and

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CEI Blog: A Success Story in Ending Child Homelessness

Click here to view Representative French Hill’s article. By Representative French Hill April 5, 2017 Dear Friends, Part of what inspired me to create the Community Empowerment Initiative was the observation that longstanding federal policy toward ending poverty yielded—at best—the most marginal of improvements. Here in Washington, far too often we focus our attention and resources

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