They are making a sacrifice to do national service and the national government is not there to help them in their time of need. KATV Channel 7 By Katherina Yancy, Reporter (KATV) AmeriCorps is a volunteer program that allows young Americans to touch the lives of thousands. They volunteer to work for nonprofits because the […]
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In this Issue: Summer Youth Program Sponsor Highlight: U.S. Pizza Co. Volunteer Highlight: Vicki Lund teaches music class to summer program youth. Learning Center summer workshops My Shadow: 12 year old Our Club member Nicole job shadows photographer Amanda Woods for a day. View past newsletters here.
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Arkansas Matters LITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) – The second annual Health and Wellness Day will take place at Our House Saturday, September 21. Health and Wellness Day, sponsored by the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, educates clients and their families on leading healthy lifestyles. The event provides health services, activities, and
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Arkansas Community Foundation Driving to work one morning, Joy Ritchey, case manager for Our House shelter in Little Rock, began to think about what a coincidence it was that the shelter housed several residents who shared names with some of Shakespeare’s greatest characters: Portia, Ophelia, Cordelia, Romeo. Ritchey was concerned that some of the shelter’s
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Fox 16 LITTLE ROCK, AR- The last 8 weeks have proven to be busy for these residents at Our House shelter in Little Rock. They’re rehearsing for the second annual Shakespeare at the Shelter, which is a series of plays keeping kids busy during the summer months. Staff designed this Shakespeare production after residents expressed
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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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