In this Issue: Volunteer Profile: Jay Hedges First Impressions: Our House’s new Director of Children’s Programs gets to know the kids. From the Executive Director: small improvements have special significance to Shelter residents. Songbird Project View past newsletters here.
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KARK Channel 4 News There are several places open across Arkansas that are waiting to help homeless women and children, but more and more single dads are finding themselves homeless and with virtually no where to turn for help. But one Little Rock shelter is doing what it can to be the solution to an
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Fox 16 Channel News Taking out the trash is no teenage son’s dream, but it’s one of many daily household chores the Shue family cherishes. It wasn’t long ago they didn’t need to keep house because they didn’t have one. “It was chaos,” said Mary Shue. “Care for the family and family time was the
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Fox 16 News LITTLE ROCK, AR – More than 50 homeless adults and children participated in health education workshops, Saturday. Some got tested for HIV, learned what their Body Mass Index is and got screened for chronic illnesses at Our House in Little Rock. They also learned things like, how to properly use a car-seat
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KATV Channel 7 United Way’s 2012 Campaign Kick-Off is scheduled for Wednesday. The public is invited to enjoy free hot dogs, and ice-cream while visiting informational booths about the different service agencies the organization supports. It begins at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dickey-Stephens Park. It goes until 1 p.m. Heart of Arkansas United Way supports
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THV Channel 11 News LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — Every September since 1967, the world has celebrated International Literacy Day. Here in our state, it will be observed this Friday, September 7. The Alex Foundation and Arkansas Reading Association have collected thousands of books and they, along with the state’s first lady Ginger Beebe, will
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Arkansas Times Making kids happy, two wheels at a time. by Cheree Franco Last year Ron King gave away 1,457 bikes. If a child shows up at his warehouse looking for a bike, he doesn’t ask questions. He simply leads that child into the showroom and lets her pick a favorite. King never intended to run
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In this Issue: My Picture Perfect Summer Donor Profile: Morgan Stanley Volunteer Profile: Kids’ yoga Illustrations by the kids of Our House Songbird Project View past newsletters here.
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KARK Channel 4 Monday Update Working homeless people living at Our House took to the stage over the weekend, performing Shakespeare. Theatergoers packed the house as the actors performed scenes from plays like Othello and shared their own personal stories. The event raised over $4,000; which is enough to buy new beds for the men’s
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Arkansas Matters Working homeless individuals and families in Little Rock will continue to get the helping hand they need from Our House. The agency located on East Roosevelt Road has been awarded $125,000 from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF). The grant supports Our House’s mission to equip homeless men, women, and children with the tools
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