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Dine Out for Dinner on the Grounds

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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Eric

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

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Perry

Perry enrolled in our out-of-school time program, Our Club, when he was just a fourth grader, moving through the program during his most formative years until graduating this May! Perry was a member of Music Club and loved playing basketball with his friends after school, but what really stands out to him now is his experience

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Panel: Homelessness in Arkansas worsened by COVID and a lack of affordable housing

KUARJanuary 24th, 2022By Michael Hibblen, Maddie Becker, Remington Miller Listen here! A lack of affordable housing and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for homeless people in Arkansas to get back on their feet. That was one shared assessment of a panel that recently discussed the issue. Finding shelter is especially important

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Alexis

Alexis and her daughter, A’Laynna, relocated to Little Rock from Florida last year to take care of her sick mother, only a month before the pandemic hit. When Alexis was no longer able to stay with her mother, she was left without a stable home and hit many roadblocks trying to find jobs and resources

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Kanisha

Kanisha started her Our House journey as a team member in our out-of-school program, Our Club, as part of the AmeriCorps VISTA program, leading both theatre and dance with the youth. She had no idea that the program she helped develop would one day help her.  In 2015, as a new mom, Kanisha lost her

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Joshua

After having difficulty finding stable housing after leaving prison, Joshua came to Our House in December 2020. He quickly settled into Our House programming, finding a home in the Shelter, enrolling in the Reentry Program, and joining the TANF-funded Job Training Program on campus. Since January 2021, Joshua has worked as security in the guard

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Reggie

Reggie came to the Our House Career Center in January 2021, after COVID-19-related layoffs at his previous job. Having previously stayed at Our House as a resident in 2018, he was familiar with the services he could receive such as job search assistance and childcare. As a custodial parent to three children, Reggie enrolled in

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Volunteer at Our House and make a difference | Engage Arkansas

Originally found at THV11 Check out this video celebrating volunteering in Arkansas: https://www.thv11.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/the-vine/volunteer-at-our-house-and-make-a-difference-engage-arkansas/91-ccefecac-d888-4c95-8fd8-c2f816ad0b75?fbclid=IwAR3MI20Kr43mNgBdItkstMCdeYm4yJBfYPpP0pLUSCLydFm6YoK3rSXzQTk “Engage Arkansas helps you find organizations to best serve your community, and at Our House you can make a difference for Little Rock’s homeless population.”

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