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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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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Little Rock Soiree Magazine When most people picture a homeless person, the attractive, put-together brunette at bottom left is not who we envision. The homeless are often stereotyped as a group of dirty, disheveled people who beg passersby for money. In reality, many homeless men and women are hardworking people who are going through unimaginable
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THV Channel 11 News LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – Too often we report the negative news, but great things are happening in your community each day. Here’s a look at a few stories that are on The Brighter Side… Arkansas’ own Cody Belew rose to fame on NBC’s The Voice because of his big voice and personality.
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Arkansas Business Our House City: Little Rock Category: Nonprofit Organization of the Year Year: 2013 Our House opened in 1987 as a shelter to meet the needs of homeless families, which short-term stay shelters weren’t able to keep together or assist long-term. Our House serves “families, no matter what the makeup of the family,” said
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“Mom Loves Me” 20″ x 24″ oil painting on canvas, by Matt McLeod. This is the fourth painting of an ongoing series of paintings called the Faces of Hope project. Faces of Hope reveals the dignity and beauty of the residents and families that live at Our House with original painted portraits. Our House provides
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In Arkansas by Lauren James There’s a new place to shop at and donate to in central Arkansas. The charity Our House had its grand opening of its My Favorite Thrift Store– the third location in the area– at 605 W. Main St., Jacksonville, last weekend. When you shop at My Favorite Thrift Store, the money you
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By April Hanson LITTLE ROCK — The only light that 8-year old Bryant Kwon O’Neal has seen inside the Our House shelter since 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Day was the glow of a handheld video game, which he played until the batteries ran out. Bryant and about 120 other residents remained without power Thursday afternoon,