Zandra and her infant daughter, Zy’Unique, entered Our House’s homeless prevention program, CAFSI, in early 2019 after Zandra made the courageous decision to drop everything and leave an abusive relationship. Having nothing to her name, not even extra clothes, Zandra and Zy’Unique checked into a local domestic violence shelter. There, Zandra learned about Our House’s […]
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
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
Our House was thrilled to honor Rosetta Dunlap and all of the families that Our House serves, at this year’s Home for the Holidays, as you will see in the video above! Rosetta Dunlap is no stranger to adversity. Growing up with a loving mother in a single parent household in Chicago, Rosetta learned early
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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