KARK Channel 4 LITTLE ROCK, AR – A local shelter for the working homeless is teaching classic plays to its residents and raising money at the same time. “Shakespeare at the Shelter” is a chance for current and former residents at Our House to take center stage. The group spent the past seven week practicing every […]
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In this Issue: Learning Center highlights: GED and High School graduates 16 year old shelter resident is honored in Washington DC for her achievement in her high school competition. Little Learners Partners: TIPS and PLAY Children’s Center Progress
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Click here to watch the video. THV Channel 11 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – More resources are on the way for homeless children in Central Arkansas, and those at risk of being homeless. Wednesday morning, Our House started construction on its new Children’s Center in Little Rock. The non-profit runs the state’s only
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Fox Channel 16 LITTLE ROCK, AR – Our House is ready to get construction underway on its new children’s center. Our House operates the state’s only children’s programs specifically for homeless, formerly homeless, and near-homeless children, including a licensed child development center for children ages 0-5 and an out-of-school-time youth program for children ages 6-17.
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In this Issue: Bigger Hearts, Bigger Space: a story about the Children’s Center Our House Newsletter celebrates its two year anniversary View past newsletters here.
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Fox 16 Channel News LITTLE ROCK, AR — The city of Little rock wants to keep former convicts from ending up back behind bars. Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Directors heard details about a plan to spend more than $300,000 on “re-entry programs” to benefit the community. The programs would be aimed at people like
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Michael Storey Photo by John Sykes Jr. Meghan Collins was worried her goosebumps would show. You’d think the Michigan native would be used to goosebumps, but not in early spring – not in Arkansas. A pollen-busting storm had just swept through a couple of weeks ago when Meghan and her husband, Andrew, arrived
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KARK Channel 4 News LITTLE ROCK, AR – Across Arkansas, shelters and schools are seeing more and more homeless children. The reasons vary. Often, the economy has forced their parents out of a job. Sometime their parents have made mistakes leaving the family without a home. Six-year-old KK and her family are just one of the
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In this Issue: Donor Highlight: Sydney Alman Client Interview: Renee View past newsletters here.
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Fox 16 News LITTLE ROCK, AR – A fundraising goal of $4-million has been met that will allow Little Rock’s Our House to build a new children’s center. The organization serves the working homeless. “We are thrilled that our vision for expanding our programs for the most disadvantaged children in our community will become a
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