Click here to read the Clinton School’s full article on the Reentry Mentorship Program! Clinton School of Public Service April 17, 2019 by Patrick Newton Our House, a transitional housing program in Little Rock, has been providing a pathway out of homelessness for families and individuals in central Arkansas since 1987. It uses a two-generational […]
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Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s article! By Eric Besson Photo by Thomas Metthe August 20, 2017 A new Little Rock program paid for with federal tax dollars will connect former prison inmates with construction, restaurant and other high-demand jobs — and cover their minimum-wage paychecks for four months, officials said. Mayor Mark Stodola
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Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s article! By Kally Patz August 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Labor gave $1.2 million to fund a re-entry program for prisoners, Little Rock said in a news release Tuesday. The Little Rock Workforce Development Board was given the money to establish the Rock City Reentry Program, which
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Click here to read Fox 16’s article! LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) – Tuesday, June 27, the U.S. Department of Labor announced over $72M to enhance employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals. $32M was awarded to 23 community based organizations across the United States, including the Little Rock Workforce Development Board, which was awarded $1.2M to
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Click here to read Talk Business & Politics’ article! Originally published online August 21, 2017 The Little Rock Workforce Development Board has been awarded $1.2 million by the U.S. Department of Labor to develop the Rock City Reentry Project. The money is part of $72 million in grants announced by the Labor Department earlier this summer “to
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Click here to view KARK’s News Coverage KARK By Drew Petrimoulx LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – New guidelines from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development say landlords could face lawsuits if they discriminate against renters with a criminal records. Attorneys representing tenants in central Arkansas say many landlords are not aware of the new
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette Michael Storey Rachael Borne Where I live: In downtown Little Rock in the Quapaw Quarter Historic District, in a 1920s-era apartment building one block from MacArthur Park. The lot was once the neighborhood German beer garden and was later developed in the Craftsman style. Occupation: I am the re-entry program coordinator at
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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