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The Family Network has been working for the past four years to address diaper-need in northwest Arkansas through their work with the Diaper Collective. The organization works with food pantries across the region to gather and distribute diapers to families in need. This past weekend, Ozarks at Large visited the unveiling of the Diaper Collective's new warehouse in Springdale.
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A newly formed coalition is exploring ways to make childcare more available and affordable in Arkansas. More than 30 organizations are working with Excel By Eight to identify solutions to childcare needs. Angela Duran is the executive director of Excel By Eight. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about how the work began with a childcare task force two years ago.
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On today's show, re-thinking our relationship with technology and its relationship with art. Also, a coalition working toward making childcare in Arkansas more affordable and more available. Plus, The Listening Lab brings us time together that was well spent.
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On today's show, new data shows that the wellbeing of children of color in Arkansas ranks low. Also, learning more about Music Move's Black Music Expo. Plus, Remembering the filming of "The Blue and the Gray" 40 years ago.
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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.
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A childcare company is offering full-time employees an opportunity to get a bachelor's degree for free. Also on today's show, adding new beds to address Arkansas prison inmate backlog, a ribbon cutting for a new radiation oncology center in Little Rock and more.
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Bright Horizons is offering full-time employees an opportunity to get a bachelor's degree for free. Lauren Floyd shares her life experiences that led her from a high school dropout to the director of the Sam's Club Kid's Club daycare facility in Bentonville.
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Arkansas ranked 43rd in the nation for overall child well-being for the second consecutive year, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth interviewed Lisa Hamilton, president of the foundation, about the report.
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The annual Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked Arkansas 43rd for overall child well-being. Also, Fayetteville is working to resolve a network outage after a cybersecurity breach, and UofA officials plan to move personnel from the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into other offices this fall.
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The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is celebrating its 25th anniversary by sharing findings from a historic report on the economic status of women in the state.