Regions BankMarch 29th, 2024by Kim Borges An EF-3 tornado ripped a path of destruction and despair six football fields wide across Little Rock, Arkansas, last March 31. The compassion and support that followed the devastation stretched even wider. One year later, we’re sharing perspective from a Little Rock nonprofit leader whose team immediately sprang into […]
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There has been an increase in the number of Arkansans experiencing homelessness according to several organizations that provide assistance. Three non-profit groups join the program to speak on several factors causing homeless numbers to rise. Host Dawn Scott speaks with Ben Goodwin, executive director of Our House in Little Rock, Spring Hunter, executive director of
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Ms. Carolyn lived a difficult life early on—moving through the foster care system for over a decade and relocating to Arkansas from her home state at a formative age. This and other adverse childhood experiences would lead to mental health struggles in adulthood that made it difficult to take on big life changes like securing
KARK 4 NewsFebruary 21, 2024by Dorothea Wilson LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active participation in the community. Due to the homeless population in Arkansas increasing, it is only fitting that Our
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KARK 4 NewsFebruary 6th, 2023by Mattison Gafner LITTLE ROCK, Ark– Little Rock college athletes recently lent a helping hand at a local homeless shelter. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans partnered with Our House, a local homeless shelter that provides housing and career services, early child development and after-school programs and family stability.
Our House clients are finding success in all areas of their lives this year! Doc came to Our House one year ago after exiting prison and starting his life from scratch. He had no ID and nothing to his name, but our Career Center quickly set Doc up with the proper documents and helped him
We see many new faces at Our House each day, but in our Children’s Programs we are lucky to grow up alongside youth that have been with us for years! Zoie, now an 11 year old at eStem, has been with us in Our Club, our out-of-school time program since Kindergarten! Not only has Zoie
Little Rock Soireeby Jess ArdreyApril 25, 2022View the article here! Little Rock loves a good bash, and this al fresco evening is a citywide springtime favorite. Dinner on the Grounds returns on Friday, May 20, to the Heifer Village pavilion, back for the first time since 2019 to raise funds for Our House. Guests are invited
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In August of 2020, Eric found himself checking into Our House’s housing programs for the third time, but this time, he was determined to get it right. Because of his age and health issues, Eric had difficulties finding and keeping jobs in the past, and when a car wreck left him in the crisis stabilization