“In one single image, Amanda was able to capture everything I always wanted to say about Our House” By Chelsea Boozer This article was published March 7, 2014 at 2:35 a.m. Amanda Woods spent the past five years living below the federal poverty level as a full-time volunteer at Our House homeless shelter in Little Rock. […]
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted: Jan 17th, 2014 The Big Red Ball Homebrew Contest Jan. 17, 2014 at Macarthur Museum of Military History in Little Rock. The winner of the contest will be crowned the official Beer of the Little Rock Kickball Association. Proceeds benefit Our House in Little Rock. Click here for full gallery. Sync
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Homeless shelter’s new center opens in June, doubling Little Learners capacity Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. See full article here. By Chelsea Boozer Photo by Staton Breidenthal This article was published January 2, 2014 at 4:48 a.m. “We want to send a message to parents of homeless children that you are worth investing in. You are worth a
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“I was moved that he was able to take his passion for cycling and use that in his work for the center,” she says. “So many people just see cycling as a sport, but for our residents, a bicycle is how they get to their jobs and appointments. They don’t have cars. Their bikes are
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’Twas the night before the storm. The weather forecast for Dec. 7 assured a Himalayan heaping of ice – and more ice. In the days leading up to it, erstwhile gluten haters scrummed for the last loaf of Wonder bread. Really, people, that much bread? If the storm had you feeling unsure about your basic
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One of the unsung heroes of the charity economy are the “alumni” who stay on active duty. By Bobby Ampezzan This article was published November 24, 2013 at 4:05 a.m. One of the unsung heroes of the charity economy are the “alumni” who stay on active duty. To be clear, committed donors – many corporate
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sterphen B. Thorton Our House shelter staff member Jessica Key hangs resident children’s artwork inside their cramped 7000 square foot, former ambulance garage on their campus on E. Roosevelt Road in Little Rock Thursday morning. Our House hopes by April to raise the last $1.14 million needed to build a new 18, 500-square-foot
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Children’s center on LR facility’s wish list for 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Aprille Hanson Photo by Karen E. Segrave This article was published November 24, 2012 at 3:57 a.m. LITTLE ROCK — Ask 8-year-old Zadie Farrell what she enjoys about the youth program at the Our House shelter and she’ll rattle off a list. Her favorites include
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Our House looks for funds to keep kids busy until school. By Riley Johnson PHOTO BY STATON BREIDENTHAL LITTLE ROCK — Kayla Muhammad and dozens of other children at a Little Rock summer program swung golf clubs at The First Tee of Central Arkansas on Tuesday. It was the first time Kayla, 9, had golfed, an experience owing
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Shelter starts program involving play reading, insult hurling Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Kelly Poe PHOTO BY WILLIAM KENYON LITTLE ROCK — It’s been a while since Alvin Hall has been involved in theater. He’s a resident of the Our House homeless shelter, and, in recent years, he’s had more immediate things to worry about. On Saturday, he joined 13
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