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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Originally found at THV11 Our House has partnered with the City of Little Rock to start a new phone hotline to help low-income, homeless, and near-homeless people in central Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Our House has partnered with the City of Little Rock to start a new phone hotline to help low-income, homeless, and
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Albert had been in and out of prison several times in his life, lacking the familial support and guidance he needed to exit the prison system permanently. That all changed last year when Albert realized he in turn was not providing the same support to his daughter. In February, Albert made the commitment to become
Originally posted by the City of Little Rock Our House and the City of Little Rock are launching a new virtual service to assist low-income, homeless, and near-homeless individuals and families who have been hard-hit by the economic fallout of the pandemic. Through a grant of $80,000 from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Our
Reposted with approval from The Arkansas Democratic-Gazette Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series. When Darren Hendricks went to the homeless shelter at Our House in Little Rock in early 2017, his circumstances were less than ideal, but he was not as down and out as a person can get, and he
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After over two years living in our Housing programs with her youngest children, Victoria and J’Vonte, Sheila and her family are moving into their own apartment. While at Our House, Sheila used the Career Center and our hiring events to land a job in environmental services at UAMS and enrolled Victoria and J’Vonte in our