Originally found at THV11 Our House has partnered with the City of Little Rock to start a new phone hotline to help low-income, homeless, and near-homeless people in central Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Our House has partnered with the City of Little Rock to start a new phone hotline to help low-income, homeless, and […]
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Albert had been in and out of prison several times in his life, lacking the familial support and guidance he needed to exit the prison system permanently. That all changed last year when Albert realized he in turn was not providing the same support to his daughter. In February, Albert made the commitment to become
Originally posted by the City of Little Rock Our House and the City of Little Rock are launching a new virtual service to assist low-income, homeless, and near-homeless individuals and families who have been hard-hit by the economic fallout of the pandemic. Through a grant of $80,000 from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Our
Reposted with approval from The Arkansas Democratic-Gazette Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series. When Darren Hendricks went to the homeless shelter at Our House in Little Rock in early 2017, his circumstances were less than ideal, but he was not as down and out as a person can get, and he
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Reposted with approval from The Arkansas Democratic-Gazette Editors note: This is part 1 of a two-part series Meeting Darren Hendricks — one of Pine Bluff’s newest residents — for the first time, one might be struck by his friendly, open and calmly self-assured demeanor that is in stark contrast to his gruff and somewhat careworn
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When Heather realized the lack of opportunities available to her at her halfway house, she decided to move to Our House. As soon as Heather arrived in the Shelter, she saw that if she worked the program and applied herself, she would be able to move forward. When a knee injury kept her from her
Our House volunteer Sherry Joyce was recognized by THV11 on August 24th for her volunteer work with Christ Episcopal Church. Together, Sherry and her church were able to make over 400 masks for Our House staff and clients! Watch the video here! Our House volunteer Jack Mabry was recognized by THV11 on August 25th for
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After over two years living in our Housing programs with her youngest children, Victoria and J’Vonte, Sheila and her family are moving into their own apartment. While at Our House, Sheila used the Career Center and our hiring events to land a job in environmental services at UAMS and enrolled Victoria and J’Vonte in our
Earlier this year, Sheraton described herself as heading down a negative path of being rebellious against her family, leading to a physical altercation that sent her to a correctional facility. Upon her exit, Sheraton’s Uncle encouraged her to come to Our House to pursue classes in the Career Center. Sheraton completed all of her required sessions in the Our House
Cliff had faced homelessness on and off many times before in his life, at times living in shelters or in his truck. Cliff came to Our House when he could no longer afford the place he was staying with the money he was earning, and he was determined to make this time in a shelter
