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Our House, Our Home: Mjartans Make Life’s Work Out of Making the Most of Each Day

Featured, News / May 1, 2016

Little Rock Family by Heather Bennett Warmth. It’s one of those qualities individuals possess that’s not only comforting, but it creates a genuine sense of calm in those who have the fortune of existing around them. The Mjartans are the epitome of warmth. I must confess that the monumental task of writing about our May […]

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Reality Show ‘Project Voice’ Illuminates Our House Programs, Lives of Working Homeless

Featured, News, Project Voice / May 1, 2016

Little Rock Family by Kerri Jackson Case Last summer, Our House premiered Season One of “Project Voice,” a literal reality show about homelessness in Little Rock. Each Thursday, another five-minute episode was released showcasing the life of a different client. The original 12-part documentary series, produced in partnership with Creative Act, opened a window into

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Good Will: A Southern Supper at Sunset

Featured, News / May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016 by Callie Sterling Photograph by Janet Warlick Our House, a local shelter and assistance program for those in need, will host its 11th annual Dinner on the Grounds fundraiser. This Southern supper at sunset will be held May 6 at 6:30 p.m. with the beautiful backdrop of the historic Terry House. Our House

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Walkers Hope for Sidewalk Along Dangerous Road

News / April 21, 2016

Click Here to view the video KARK By DREW PETRIMOULX LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Every day, Kanisha Hatton walks along a dirt trail dangerously close to busy Roosevelt Rd. Hatton is a working, single mother who’s part of a homeless prevention program at the Our House shelter where she gets job training and child care

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Child Homelessness: Growing Problem in Arkansas

All, News / February 9, 2016

KARK by Stephanie Sharp Click here to view video. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Each night hundreds, if not thousands, of kids in Arkansas find themselves without a place to call home. Homelessness for children is a growing problem in Arkansas. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, each year 21,000 Arkansas kids experience homelessness,

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Remembering the Reason for the Season

All, News / December 26, 2015

by CTEH Whether we’re shopping for loved ones, decorating our tree or cooking a holiday meal for family and friends, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of Christmas. Each year CTEH takes a moment to reflect on the true meaning of the season by giving back to those less fortunate. With more than

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Stranger Grants X-Mas Wish for Single Mom

All, News / December 23, 2015

KARK Channel 4 By DREW PETRIMOULX The news story can be viewed here. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A single mother in Little Rock got a Christmas gift from a complete stranger that she says will help change her life. At just 16-years-old, Alishe’ah Sockwell and her daughter were living at the Our House homeless

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Families from Our House Shelter get an early Christmas present

All, News / December 23, 2015

BY BRIAN EMFINGER & BETH HUNT LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Two dozen families from Our House Shelter in Little Rock got an early Christmas present Monday, one they never saw coming and will never forget. McDonald’s of Central Arkansas wanted to do something special for the families who are living at the homeless shelter. This is

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Arkansas Times: 2015 Big Ideas for Families in Needs

All, News / December 17, 2015

Pair foster families with biological families in a mentoring program By Georgia Mjartan * This article was Published in the Arkansas Times Big Ideas for Arkansas 2015 Edition. To read other big ideas click here Foster families are sometimes referred to as resource families, since our job as foster parents is to be a resource to

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Arkansas Online: Tie One On Photo Gallery

News / December 15, 2015

View the Photo Gallery at Arkansas Online It wasn’t pouring sheets of freezing rain, like two years ago. It raised more money — $155,765 — than last year (about $137,000), according to development director Lizzy Chandler. Dare we declare the ninth Tie One On Dec. 3 for Our House, the shelter for working homeless, winner

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