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HIGH PROFILE: A Rhodes Scholar, Ben Goodwin is the unlikely leader of nonprofit Our House

Read the Democrat-Gazette’s full High Profile article here! Arkansas Democrat GazetteBy Werner TrieschmannDecember 15, 2019 This could easily be a different story about Ben Goodwin. This could be a story about how Goodwin, a native of Conway and graduate of Hendrix College, became one of the country’s leading lights in the field of mathematics. Perhaps […]

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2019 Resilient Family of the Year: Shayla Porch and Her Children

Shayla, a single mother of three, grew up in turbulent households without a stable foundation or strong support. Her family had come into contact with the criminal justice system, and she encountered abuse at the hands of the people who were closest to her. Shayla transitioned between foster care and the homes of different family

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Feedback Can Be a Catalyst for Shifting Power and Making Big Changes

Read the full Chronicle of Philanthropy article here! The Chronicle of PhilanthropyBy Kelley Gulley and Fay TwerskyCo-chairs, Fund for Shared InsightNovember 21, 2019 At a New York nonprofit that provides arts classes and job training, staff members realized they had work to do after they reviewed responses to a survey of the young people they

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Students Shaping Reentry Mentorship Program with Our House

Click here to read the Clinton School’s full article on the Reentry Mentorship Program! Clinton School of Public Service April 17, 2019 by Patrick Newton Our House, a transitional housing program in Little Rock, has been providing a pathway out of homelessness for families and individuals in central Arkansas since 1987. It uses a two-generational

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Homeless Shelter Uses Feedback to Help Its Clients Regain Independence

Click here to watch the Stanford Innovation Social Review’s full video on Our House’s use of feedback! In Little Rock, Arkansas, Our House provides shelter and support for homeless families and individuals. The nonprofit, led by Executive Director Ben Goodwin, encourages its clients to provide daily feedback to help them regain their independence and improve Our House’s

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