By April Hanson LITTLE ROCK — The only light that 8-year old Bryant Kwon O’Neal has seen inside the Our House shelter since 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Day was the glow of a handheld video game, which he played until the batteries ran out. Bryant and about 120 other residents remained without power Thursday afternoon, […]
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – An area organization that helps working homeless people is adding a new facility to help children who are without a home. Our House, located at 302 E. Roosevelt Rd. in Little Rock, announced Thursday it will develop a new children’s center. The new center allows Our House to serve
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by Kate Knable Representatives of Little Rock homeless shelter Our House on Thursday announced a campaign to raise the final funds needed to pay for construction of a new children’s center. The 18,500-SF children’s center is a $3.8 million project. Our House has already raised $2.66 million, including a $665,000 challenge grant from
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By Malcolm Glover Homelessness among children is on the rise and Arkansas has the third highest rate of child homelessness in the country. To confront the problem of homeless youth, which has increased by 38 percent nationwide since 2007, the Our House shelter in Little Rock is preparing to build a $3.8 million facility to
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sterphen B. Thorton Our House shelter staff member Jessica Key hangs resident children’s artwork inside their cramped 7000 square foot, former ambulance garage on their campus on E. Roosevelt Road in Little Rock Thursday morning. Our House hopes by April to raise the last $1.14 million needed to build a new 18, 500-square-foot
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report Monday that suggests Arkansas’ homelessness problem is growing. Nationwide, HUD’s report shows the sluggish economy has somewhat countered a vigorous effort to house the homeless, who now number 633,782, compared with the 636,000 a year ago. The latest count
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Source: Steve Schaeffer, Arkansas Construction Education Foundation Like well-matched couples, program partners sometimes just seem to come together. Such is the case with a new construction job training program scheduled to launch in January that joins homeless shelter Our House of Little Rock and contractor Snyder Environmental to meet complementary needs. Our House is offering
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By Jennifer Pyron in her day job as a principal with DD&F Consulting Group, Debi Barnes helps banking clients implement strategic marketing plans and handle sensitive communications issues, which is no easy task. Her volunteer role with Our House, however, requires even more finesse and energy. Debi and the rest of the board of
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Our House in Little Rock, Arkansas, is the only shelter in the state specifically geared toward serving working homeless families. NBC News’ Ann Curry talks to Our House Executive Director Georgia Mjartan about the growing number of families seeking her shelter’s help. NBC News Rock Center Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news
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