Brandye entered the CAFSI program in 2019 with her two daughters Ja’Naya and Mikhia when she was homeless and living with her mother. Brandye had lost her job and consequently her housing, and was struggling with her mental health. After enrolling in the program, Brandye was able to connect with a counselor through our referral […]
Jimmy and his daughter Autumn came to Our House in the last few days of December 2020, after leaving a toxic family situation. Because of their family status as a single dad, they were moved immediately into the Family House, where they have their own room. Jimmy has quickly jumped in with two feet to
When his mother became terminally ill, Isaiah Wagoner and his parents moved to Little Rock to be closer to her grandmother. However, because the house was too small for so many people, Isaiah and his father were kicked out and found themselves unhoused. In 1994, when Isaiah was four years old, he and his father
After leaving prison and starting fresh with Goodwill’s Transitional Employment Opportunity (TEO) program, Sanjuana heard about Our House from the TEO team. Interested in improving her computer skills, Sanjuana decided to visit the Our House Career Center. Once Sanjauna learned about all the support services at her disposal at Our House, she made a commitment
After leaving prison, Michelle transferred from Phoenix House to Our House on March 10, the day before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world. “It has to be a miracle that I got in right before everything shut down,” she states. Because of the low number of residents at the time, Michelle formed close bonds
Andrea came to Our House after a successful stay at Rivendell, where she focused on bettering her mental health. Needing a structured place to continue her progress, Andrea utilized our job training program to build skills at the West Little Rock Resale Store as a retail associate and on campus as a floater in housekeeping
Originally found at KUAR The combination of the pandemic and the arrival of cold weather is worsening the difficulties faced by the homeless in Little Rock. According to organizations serving the homeless in the state’s capital city, the number of people seeking help has increased since the onset of the pandemic. Pastor William Holloway, CEO
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Originally found at Arkansas Online Our House reimagined its annual Home for the Holidays fundraiser this year. Held on Nov. 21, the new holiday celebration was titled Home for the Holidays: Under the Stars and held in the parking lot of War Memorial Stadium to create a safe physically distanced evening. The event was a
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A single mother of two, Crystal never expected herself to become homeless. More than that, she never expected to experience homelessness with one daughter while fighting to regain custody of the other. Crystal’s life had been rough for many years. After leaving her abusive husband to keep her family safe, Crystal fought to keep her
Originally published by Inviting Arkansas Our House, and the world, have had to navigate through challenging waters this year. While the pandemic has been hard for all of us, it has been even harder for the hundreds of families that Our House serves. Just as most of us have been spending more time at home,
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