Child Welfare

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.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report host Roby Brock meets with independent journalist Steve Bronner to discuss health-insurance premiums, the recent lithium summit and the cost of child care.

On today's show, we hear from the CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation about the 2025 Kids Count Data Book and the state of childhood well-being in the U.S. Also, we learn that "West of Greatness" is a product of an old friendship. Plus, trivia night across NWA.

Arkansas ranks 45th in the nation when it comes to child well-being. Ozark at Large's Matthew Moore reports on the 2025 Kids Count Data book, created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Arkansas dropped from 43rd to 45th for overall child well-being in the latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The new state-of-the-art child development center countervails a national trend of campus childcare closures due to costs. Little Lions was established to serve the children of faculty, staff and students, as well as families residing in the River Valley.

Lawmakers spent Tuesday discussing child labor, gender-affirming care and short-term rentals.

The Arkansas Center For Health Improvement reported that childhood obesity grew over 13% in the last school year, compared to the 3% growth the year before.

The Arkansas Center For Health Improvement reported that childhood obesity grew over 13% in the last school year, compared to the 3% growth the year before.

Arkansas State Sen. Greg Leding is a founding board member of the national nonprofit organization, Human Rights for Kids, which works to protect both…