November 30th, 2019 Mic Michael Turner started his work-based training program at the Our House Resale Stores that was funded recently by the state of Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in August 2018. He completed his 9-month training program May 9, 2019. He took initiative in every task he was assigned, and exceeded expectations. Michael […]
December 1st, 2019 Shaybrion and her four children were experiencing chronic homelessness prior to coming to Our House two years ago. After enrolling in our CAFSI program, she secured affordable, income-based housing, and negotiated an end to her lease, avoiding an eviction on her credit. Her children were enrolled in our out-of-school-time program, Our Club.
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February 3rd, 2020 Lauren and her daughter Rylee came to Our House two years ago after Lauren graduated from a treatment program. During their time at Our House, Lauren and Rylee exemplified community and resilience, through their engagement with Little Learners, Positively Parenting classes, recovery support classes, and the Career Center’s Reentry program. Lauren worked
December 2nd, 2019 Having a great, well-paying job as a paralegal in Southern California, Greg never expected that he would become homeless. After unexpectedly being laid off, Greg struggled finding another job which slowly spiraled into losing his car and home. Greg came to Arkansas to live with his daughter and son-in-law stationed in Jacksonville,
March 1st, 2020 Almost two years ago, Nichol was no longer able to juggle her full-time work as a nurse while also coordinating care for her twins, Nicholas and Noah, who are both dually diagnosed with autism and behavioral issues. Nichol left her job to become her son’s full-time caregiver, but without a steady income,
August 21st, 2019 When Laquita got pregnant with her third child last year, she was unable to continue to work an adequate number of hours to support her family. This led to missed car payments and eventually the loss of her car and home. It was at this time when Laquita received recommendations to go