Click here to read the Arkansas Times full story on how the Bank On Arkansas+ initiative hopes to combat lack of access to financial services for low-income families in Arkansas. Arkansas Times September 27th, 2018 by Rebekah Hall For many low-income Arkansans and their families, paying for basic needs — including rent, utilities and food […]
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The “Stories that Change Hearts, Minds, and Policies” Collection shares stories about challenge, triumph, great personal cost, and outright determination to love and serve Arkansas. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation put this collection together to share spoken-word narratives from our “Stories that Change Hearts, Minds, and Policies” Story Slam, where they recognized “October is Advocacy and Organizing
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Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s article! By Hunter Field Photo by Staton Breidenthal May 2, 2018 Lauren Straub gingerly walked two men in suits through the rows of twin beds at a Little Rock homeless shelter Tuesday afternoon. The dozens of beds at Our House were immaculately made, except one near the middle
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Click here to read our Executive Director, Ben Goodwin’s article in the Arkansas Times! By Ben Goodwin April 26, 2018 To successfully raise children as a single mother living in poverty in Central Arkansas requires a staggering amount of resilience, a significant amount of support from loved ones and the community, and at least a
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Our executive director, Ben Goodwin, recently appeared on KABF 88.3’s program “Unsheltered Arkansas” along with two of our clients to discuss issues facing homeless mothers. Click here to listen!
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Click here to read Arkansas Business’ profile. February 19, 2018 By Arkansas Business Staff Photo by Karen E. Segrave Ben Goodwin, 39, was named executive director of the nonprofit Our House in September, replacing longtime director Georgia Mjartan. He was assistant director of Our House, which provides support and services for homeless adults and children, for
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Click here to watch KARK’s coverage of our Financial Health Summit! KARK Channel 4 February 10, 2018 By Charmaine Nero LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Like it or not, tax season is right around the corner and staff at a local homeless shelter are teaming up to teach families about financial planning. “In April of
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Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s article! Check out our 30th anniversary publication here! November 8, 2017 By Jeannie Roberts Photo by Benjamin Krain A little over a month after he took the helm as the new executive director of the Little Rock homeless shelter Our House, Ben Goodwin told a group of supporters
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In 2016, Our House partnered with the Clinton School of Public Service’s Center on Community Philanthropy and their first Researcher in Residence, Dr. Muthusami Kumaran, to publish a paper outlining the success of our Two-Generation approach model of resolving homelessness. The paper was published in September 2017, and can be read in full by clicking
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