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Little Rock board greenlights slate of contracts with 10 groups

Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteFebruary 16th, 2022 Read the full article here! Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a slate of resolutions to pursue contracts of varying amounts with 10 organizations in order to address crime and community violence. The organizations the city has tapped fall under one of five categories, […]

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth and her two young daughters first came to Our House after going through a divorce in 2017 that left her family shaken up and without a clear path forward. Learning how to navigate her new life as a single mom, Elizabeth struggled with paying some of her bills and reached out to Our House

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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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