ALICE

There are about 600,000 asset-limited, income-constrained and employed, or ALICE, households in Arkansas. A new cohort is working together to institute policy changes that can help ALICE homes. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams talked with representatives of two of the cohort members. Mollie Palmer is vice president of communications and engagement with Heart of Arkansas United Way, and Phillip Jett is CEO of Encore Bank.

On today's shows, the private sector and non-profits are working together to help asset-limited, income-constrained and employed or "ALICE" households in Arkansas. Plus, we won’t say his name three times, but an energetic demon is at Walton Arts Center this week.

Residents of the Wedington Place Senior Apartments in Fayetteville were told this month that their rent would increase—anywhere from 50% to 70%. Tenants and their families are pushing back.

Excellerate Housing, a division of Excellerate Foundation, announced $18.7 million in additional funding for a housing development in Bentonville. McAuley Place is described as a workforce housing development targeting employees of Bentonville schools and other residents in the school district. Jeff Webster, the president and CEO of Excellerate Foundation, the parent organization for Excellerate Housing, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

There’s no grand solution to affordable housing. At least that’s what John Folan will tell you. But through his work as the head of the Department of Architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, he’s doing his part to come up with at least a solution.