by - July 11, 2012 3:35 pm
The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for Area II, which includes Crawford and Sebastian Counties, has launched a campaign to add 10 new family service worker (FSW) positions…
by - July 11, 2012 3:17 pm
Students are paying more and taking on more loans than ever for a college degree that might not mean a good paycheck, or even a job, at the end of…
by - June 13, 2012 12:58 pm
BENTONVILLE — You don't need to look far to discover one of the scariest statistics in Benton County. The number is 85. It is significant because that's how many cases…
by - June 7, 2012 1:21 pm
“Not everyone can be a foster parent, but everyone can help a foster child.” Fort Smith citizen Susan Hooks shares these words from the office of Safety Training Education Prevention…
by - May 7, 2012 9:16 am
Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…
by - April 27, 2012 11:11 am
School officials who deal with thousands of children at-risk for child abuse or neglect are themselves at risk of losing their jobs this July. The federal government dealt a blow…
by - April 17, 2012 10:41 am
On the first floor of Mercy Tower in Fort Smith, just past the elevators and a slight turn to the left, there is a simple door cut into the wall….
by - April 11, 2012 10:20 am
Hundreds of abused or neglected children in Arkansas can’t find immediate shelter when the state steps in. Children sleep in caseworkers’ offices when there is no room in foster homes…
by - April 5, 2012 10:51 am
Some 416 colorful pinwheels decorate the lawns of city police stations across Benton County. But a sign posted in their midst tells why, and instantly erases the smiles of those…
by - April 3, 2012 11:32 am
Avery Lanning is a typical third grader who loves the color lime green, puppies and horses “a little bit.” But unlike other 8-year olds, Avery began a fundraising campaign —…
by - April 2, 2012 8:58 pm
On Monday (April 2), the Park at West End in downtown Fort Smith went blue, the official color of child abuse awareness and prevention. The Noon Exchange Club of Fort…
by - March 19, 2012 7:15 pm
Kirk Rhoads firmly believes Arkansans must fix weak laws against child sex trafficking. So, the Mountain Home activist began an online petition that garnered about 100 signatures in about a…
by - March 12, 2012 4:41 pm
When the Penn State sex abuse scandal erupted, the world watched as allegations of sodomy came to light involving former Nittany Lions assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and a 10-year old…
by - February 27, 2012 9:52 am
Close to three decades have passed since a San Jose, Calif., six-year old stepped off his school bus, ready to make the short walk back to his home. The child…
