Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

A new Annie E. Casey Foundation report shows child poverty in the U.S. has nearly tripled since 2021. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families’ Pete Gess explains how the loss of pandemic-era tax credits and SNAP funding cuts are driving hardship across the state.

On today's show, we learn that child poverty in the U.S. has nearly tripled since 2021, and Arkansas’ rate is above the national average. Also, the grand opening of two new spaces in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, a new edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

On this edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, host Roby Brock speaks with Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, about what effects a GOP-sponsored rescission package may have on healthcare in Arkansas.

Esther Schroeder, development director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, stops by the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the upcoming Soup Sunday fundraiser.

A new report from Georgetown University indicates that Medicaid plays a greater role for rural Arkansans than those who live in the state's metro areas. Over half of Arkansas children in small towns and rural areas rely on Medicaid.

Today on The Outline: After yesterday’s special election, Fayetteville City Council will have a new member to fill a vacant seat. Also, the nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families named three people “friends of children.” Plus, the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame added new inductees.

Pete Hartman speaks with Missy Kincaid and Laura Kellams about Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families' 15th Anniversary Celebration, which supports child welfare, health policies, and educational initiatives.

Work permits as of Aug. 1 are no longer required for children younger than 16 in Arkansas under the new Youth Hiring Act of 2023.

A new study from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families shows teen pregnancy in the state is the highest in the U.S.

The latest data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT data book has been released, and Arkansas is worse than the national average in 11 of their 16 indicators.