By Linda Haymes Photo by JOHN SYKES JR. Volunteers for Our House, the shelter for working homeless since 1987, really tie one on at the holiday party. Aprons, that is. Co-chairmen for the ninth such party are Eliza and Alec Gaines, and “the theme for this year’s event is ‘Be the Light,’” she says. In […]
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By Libby Smith Arkansas Democrat-Gazette It all started with chicken takeout. Little Rock resident and community volunteer Florence Haut stopped by Kentucky Fried Chicken to pick up some finger-lickin’ good chicken for a family gathering. She noticed a large tray of chicken set aside. The clerk told her that it was unsold and not available
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Arkansas Online By Jennifer Nixon Many people pretend the homeless don’t exist. But when they’re standing on a stage, reciting familiar, 500-year-old words, they’re hard to ignore. Shakespeare at the Shelter takes the working homeless, an often invisible population, and puts them square in the spotlight. This is the third year for Shakespeare at the
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By: Chelsea Boozer The Little Rock Board of Directors approved another round of funding for summer youth and felon re-entry programs Tuesday, and expanded the areas in the city where food trucks can operate. In the past, city directors have questioned what methods are used to gauge the success of taxpayer-funded after-school and crime
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KARK Channel 4 News LITTLE ROCK, AR — A Local organization — that serves the working homeless — opened a brand new children’s facility today. Our House celebrated the grand opening of its new 5.5 million dollar Children’s Center at 302 E. Roosevelt Road in Little Rock. The dedication took place during the annual summer
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500 donors help pay for addition Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Cammie Bellamy Georgia Mjartan says seeing homeless children turned down for space at Our House is one of the hardest parts of her job, and something that happens several times a day. But the executive director of the homeless shelter and services center says a new, $5
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Terry House dinner event fills the plate for Our House By Bobby Ampezzan Arkansas Democrat-Gazette View Photo Galley here Dinner on the Grounds has become the see-and-be-seen outdoor fundraiser of the year, y’all. Between social connectors Yvette and Andrew Parker and Our House executive director Georgia Mjartan, the event May 2 at the Terry House had
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Plying one trade or another since childhood, Rusty Mathis loves work that suits his gregarious nature. But the general manager of Ben E. Keith Foods in North Little Rock isn’t all about work – his pen. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By EMILY VAN ZANDT SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PHOTO BY JOHN SYKES JR. For Rusty Mathis and his
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Easter tradition attracts more than 1,000 to downtown LR Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Aziza Muza Photographer Melissa Sue Gerrits More than 15 years ago, Frances Johnson went to her first sunrise Easter service, and she’s been back every year since. But this year proved a little more special for the Little Rock native. Her 17-year-old son,
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With a free pair, some kids walk on air after LR shelter’s shopping trip. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Chelsea Boozer Photographer Melissa Gerrits Barely 4 feet tall, Lillian Vandett immediately rushed over to gawk at the high heels. “I’m getting these!” the 8-year-old shrieked, holding up a pair of hot pink shoes with half-inch cork
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