Nonprofits Throughout Arkansas Top of Mind During Holidays

Rebuilding Lives: Our House works to give homeless individuals tools for independenceAY MagazineOctober 30, 2025 Read the full article here At Our House in Little Rock, individuals and families who are homeless and nearly homeless get a look at a life of endless possibilities. “It’s been an evolution to get to this point,” said Ben Goodwin, […]

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Charisma L.

In 2024, Charisma Lindsey discovered that a significant black mold infestation in her apartment was causing her three children, including a newborn baby, to have repeated respiratory infections. “The breathing, the wheezing, it was just unbearable,” she recalls. She attempted to advocate for her family with her landlord, but her landlord instead evicted her. Having

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Entergy Arkansas’s Continuous Energy Improvement initiative awards Our House over $11,000 in incentives

Entergy Solutions program saves businesses money while increasing efficiency LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas recently awarded Our House of Little Rock more than $11,000 in incentives for saving more than 86,000 kilowatt hours in 2024 through its participation in the Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) initiative, an Entergy Solutions offering. Entergy Arkansas’ Entergy Solutions CEI

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Todd H.

Todd lost his housing in 2024 and needed help from Our House to get back on his feet. “I was renting a house, and one of the co-owners passed away, and I was forced to move. I moved in with a former coworker for awhile, but it wasn’t a good fit, and I had to

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Brianna S.

Health care challenges are a very common factor that can drive a person to homelessness, and Brianna Searcy, who reached out to Our House in early 2023, clearly describes how this happened with her.  “I have always worked, but when I got sick, it made it hard to do my job.  I had so many

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Taylor K.

Taylor was living in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2022, when he broke his arm, which caused him to miss several months of work. “By the spring of 2023, all my savings were drained, and I got evicted. I was in and out of tents or the one shelter in town, which is built to help 30

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Tanisha

Tanisha is a dedicated mother and advocate for her children, including one with special needs, but she has struggled to maintain employment while juggling her other responsibilities as a single parent. An extended period of unemployment had led led Tanisha’s family into housing instability. Tanisha never liked to ask for help, but on the advice of

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Jada G.

Jada is a mother of five whose marriage ended in 2024. For about a month, she and her children lived in her car, but at the urging of her mother she came to Our House in April 2024. She and her family were only the second family to live in our new Mabee House.  Her

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Tavia D.

For eight years, Tavia Dotson was a stay-at-home mom in an increasingly abusive marriage, but in 2023 she mustered the courage to leave her husband and find a safer home for her three children. She first moved in with her mother, but within a year her mother passed away. Struggling with grief, having nowhere else

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New Our House center to provide jobs, childcare, and support to homeless families

KATVApril 10, 2025by Scott Solomon LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Our House Homeless Shelter broke ground on its new Family Housing and Operations Center today. The family housing center features 11 new units that will expand the shelter’s capacity by 44 beds. It also brings new space for case management and mental health services. Our House Executive

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