THV 11
October 28, 2022
by Brooke Buckner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new report that was released by the US Census Bureau has shown that Arkansas has some of the highest child poverty rates in the country.
Some local organizations have been working to improve the lives of Arkansas families.
At Our House, the staff has served hundreds of families and children, and Ben Goodwin, Executive Director, said it’s a need that has just kept on growing.
“In the last three weeks alone, we’ve had to turn away from our shelter 21 families with 49 children,” Goodwin said.
He explained that they currently serve more than 300 children.
“Unfortunately, it’s not surprising that Arkansas child poverty rate we’ve seen consistently, the whole 14 years that I’ve been in our house,” Goodwin said.
