KARK News Coverage LITTLE ROCK, AR — Our House in Little Rock reached out to those in need of better healthcare Saturday afternoon. The organization hosted its Fourth Annual Health and Wellness Day. Everything from various health screenings to haircuts were offered. Organizers say the event started after seeing people in need for better healthcare […]
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Posted By Benjamin Hardy Arkansas Times Have five minutes? Check out an episode of “Project Voice,” a documentary project created by Our House, the shelter for working homeless families in Little Rock on Roosevelt Road. Each of the brief shorts in the 12-part series tells the story of an individual client at the shelter, narrated in his or her
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KARK, By STEPHANIE SHARP | ssharp@kark.com LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Pulaski County daycare was found with more than two dozen code violations within the last year. Violations against Love N Care daycare in College Station range from bottles not labeled with children’s names and refrigerated, to employee background checks not up to date. The
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The Our House Children’s Center was named regional winner of the Phoenix Award for excellence in Brownfield Redevelopment. The award was presented at the national Brownfields Conference in Chicago on September 3, 2015. Our House partnered with the Pulaski County Brownfields Program and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to remediate environmental issues associated with
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September 1, 2015, marked Georgia Mjartan’s Tenth Anniversary as Executive Director of Our House. _ On September 1, 2005, Ms. Mjartan assumed the Executive Director role at age 25, taking the reins from founding director Joseph Flaherty who retired after 17 years in the role. _ In the ensuing years, Our House has enjoyed dramatic growth
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by Jess Ardrey Little Rock Soirée We’re big fans of Our House and the work it does to combat homelessness in Central Arkansas. Recently, Our House announced the release of a 12-part, self-produced documentary series chronicling the lives of a dozen people who have benefitted from the nonprofit’s programs, “intimately examining the experiences of homeless families and individuals.” The series
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Click here to view all episodes of Project Voice Project Voice is an original documentary series produced by Our House in partnership with Creative Act. Its first season aired in 2015 and consisted of 12 episodes. A 4-episode second season aired in January 2017. Each detailing the personal story of a different Our House client, these films work
Arkansas Matters LITTLE ROCK, AR – Helping the homeless in Arkansas’s largest city has become a labor of love for a local volunteer. Jan Alman, who has been helping out at Our House for years, gets credit for a big part of its success in giving families a temporary home while they get back
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by Jennifer Nixon Arkansas Democrat-Gazette It’s a beloved comfort food. A cheesy, starchy concoction that can take anyone back to childhood. What better way to fight children’s hunger than by dishing up mounds of good old macaroni and cheese? That’s what Trinity United Methodist Church is planning on for its inaugural Mac ‘N’ Cheez Mania
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By Libby Smith Arkansas Democrat-Gazette It all started with chicken takeout. Little Rock resident and community volunteer Florence Haut stopped by Kentucky Fried Chicken to pick up some finger-lickin’ good chicken for a family gathering. She noticed a large tray of chicken set aside. The clerk told her that it was unsold and not available
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