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Federal Report Shows More Homeless in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report Monday that suggests Arkansas’ homelessness problem is growing. Nationwide, HUD’s report shows the sluggish economy has somewhat countered a vigorous effort to house the homeless, who now number 633,782, compared with the 636,000 a year ago. The latest count […]

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Snyder Environmental, Our House Join to Match Jobs

Source: Steve Schaeffer, Arkansas Construction Education Foundation Like well-matched couples, program partners sometimes just seem to come together. Such is the case with a new construction job training program scheduled to launch in January that joins homeless shelter Our House of Little Rock and contractor Snyder Environmental to meet complementary needs. Our House is offering

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Homeless Shelter Director: ‘There’s never enough space’

Our House in Little Rock, Arkansas, is the only shelter in the state specifically geared toward serving working homeless families. NBC News’ Ann Curry talks to Our House Executive Director Georgia Mjartan about the growing number of families seeking her shelter’s help. NBC News Rock Center Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news

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Our House Featured in NBC News

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rock Center NBC News No Place Like Home: Working families increasingly homeless The face of homelessness in America is changing. Experts say that in the wake of the Great Recession a growing number of working families are becoming homeless, meaning more than 1

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Shelter Looks to Expand Digs

Children’s center on LR facility’s wish list for 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Aprille Hanson Photo by Karen E. Segrave This article was published November 24, 2012 at 3:57 a.m. LITTLE ROCK — Ask 8-year-old Zadie Farrell what she enjoys about the youth program at the Our House shelter and she’ll rattle off a list. Her favorites include

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