Perry

Perry enrolled in our out-of-school time program, Our Club, when he was just a fourth grader, moving through the program during his most formative years until graduating this May! Perry was a member of Music Club and loved playing basketball with his friends after school, but what really stands out to him now is his experience

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Panel: Homelessness in Arkansas worsened by COVID and a lack of affordable housing

KUARJanuary 24th, 2022By Michael Hibblen, Maddie Becker, Remington Miller Listen here! A lack of affordable housing and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for homeless people in Arkansas to get back on their feet. That was one shared assessment of a panel that recently discussed the issue. Finding shelter is especially important

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Alexis

Alexis and her daughter, A’Laynna, relocated to Little Rock from Florida last year to take care of her sick mother, only a month before the pandemic hit. When Alexis was no longer able to stay with her mother, she was left without a stable home and hit many roadblocks trying to find jobs and resources

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Kanisha

Kanisha started her Our House journey as a team member in our out-of-school program, Our Club, as part of the AmeriCorps VISTA program, leading both theatre and dance with the youth. She had no idea that the program she helped develop would one day help her.  In 2015, as a new mom, Kanisha lost her

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