Our House Partners with Clinton School to Publish Research Report

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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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Ex-inmates to receive help through Little Rock jobs program

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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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Little Rock group gets $1.2 million to help ex-prisoners re-enter society

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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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U.S. Dept. of Labor Awards $1.2M to Little Rock to Develop “Rock City Reentry Project”

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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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Labor Department awards $1.2 million to Little Rock Workforce Development Board to create collaborative ‘Reentry Project’

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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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Up from homelessness: Families at Little Rock shelter put on right track; program seen as national model

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Click here to read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s story! By Jeanine Roberts Photo by Staton Briedenthal August 2, 2017 Bonnie Watts wasn’t sure what she would tell her young son. She was raising him on her own. The overdue electric bill stared at her from a pile of other urgent demands, and rent was looming. The

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Our House celebrates CAFSI after helping nearly 1,400 people

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Click here to watch KATV Channel 7’s story! By Marine Glisovic August 1, 2017 LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Our House is celebrating five years of its innovative program that’s helped nearly 1,400 people with children who were near-homelessness. The Central Arkansas Family Stability Institute has helped 381 families who have gone through the 12-month program of

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