by - October 26, 2025 2:06 pm
Children living in poverty in Arkansas was 14.5% in the 2022-2024 period, up from 8.9% between 2019-2021, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF). The…
by - September 13, 2018 4:18 pm
As Northwest Arkansas has flourished since the Great Recession, not all families have ridden the prosperity wave, according to Laura Kellams, the Northwest Arkansas director for Arkansas Advocates for Children…
by - June 13, 2017 4:33 pm
Arkansas has much work to do to raise itself from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall child well-being. The Natural State ranked No. 45 out of…
by - July 28, 2015 5:38 pm
Nearly one in three children (29%) residing in Arkansas live in poverty, compared to 22% nationwide, according to a new report from the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. While…
