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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Originally posted on Arkansas Money & Politics In eight years as executive director of The Helping Hand of Greater Little Rock, Gayle Priddy has grown accustomed to the ebb and flow of hungry people gathering outside, some standing in line for an hour outside the building, waiting for groceries. But what she’s seen in the
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Ms. Ernestein is a wonderful, long-term volunteer who provides a lunch for our Shelter every week! We are so thankful for her commitment to our clients! Check out the video that TVH11 did on Ms. Ernestein here! Are you interested in volunteering as a meal provider? Contact Sharon at meals@ourhouseshelter.org or 501-374-7383 ext. 153.
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Article courtesy of Little Rock Soiree “One foot in front of the other. Everything will be OK.” That’s what Brenda Anthony would tell the 2009 version of herself that was living at Our House, a residence for the homeless or near-homeless, with her 5-year-old son. Raised on the west coast, Anthony followed work to West
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