Arkansas Business Our House has been recognized nationally for its work to provide homeless adults and children with housing, job training and educational opportunities. After 28 years, Our House has 76 employees and more than 3,100 volunteers. It provides housing for 110 people every night. Adults there receive help with finding employment and the opportunity […]
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KARK Channel 4 LITTLE ROCK, AR — Details about the governor’s plan for public safety are becoming more clear with a bill filed in the state legislature. Part of the focus is on keeping ex-convicts from getting sent back to prison. The three-year recidivism rate in Arkansas is 44 percent. In effort to decrease that
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SYNC Weekly By Erica Sweeney Whether the reason is too much time spent outside exposed to the elements or heating bills that are too expensive, winter has a major effect on the homeless and nearly homeless of central Arkansas. For the unsheltered homeless who may spend a majority of their time outside, cold temperatures can
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Arkansas Matters LITTLE ROCK, AR — Voters Tuesday approved a new law to increase the minimum wage. While the ballot question passed by a two-to-one margin, not everyone agrees on how it will impact the state’s economy. We caught up with Herbert Denson after work as he sat down for dinner at the Our House
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In this Issue: The first summer in our Children’s Center Summer VISTAS A Clickable Photo Tour Summer Videos
Click Here to Watch Interview with Desirae Holmes By Matthew Carroll, Morning Executive Producer
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USA Today Being homeless as an adult is unimaginable and even more so if children are the ones who don’t have a place to call home. Many Little Rock, Arkansas families face this harsh reality daily. As a young girl growing up in Little rock, Georgia Mjartan, recognized the toll that homelessness was taking on
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THV 11 (KTHV) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – A woman in Little Rock has dedicated her life to helping working homeless adults and their children stay together and live successful lives. Her passion to help others is what makes her so deserving of being featured as a My Town Hero. For Georgia Mjartan, there’s nothing
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By Little Rock Soiree Our House celebrated the grand opening of its new children’s center with donors and volunteers. The event included lunch, a carnival and family activities, as well as tours of the new facility. Georgia Mjartan with her parents, Peter and Karen Miller, and her daughter, Melody Jason Chacko, Susan Hunter, John Terry
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