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Arkansas foster youth will soon have access to a new savings and investment opportunity through the federal Trump Account program, according to an announcement from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The tax-advantaged investment accounts were created through President Trump’s One, Big, …

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the North Little Rock Animal Shelter’s renovation and expansion project. The current shelter, located at 1 Championship Drive in Burns Park, was built in 1961. The new addition and renovation will add 900 …

Christie Erwin was rocking her third child one afternoon when she felt the call that would change her life forever. That was when the woman who would go on to foster more than 50 children and found Project Zero in …

Earlier this month, Arkansas Advocates honored Christie Erwin, executive director and co-founder of Project Zero, with the “Friends of Children” award. The award represents Erwin’s tireless work on behalf of the waiting children of Arkansas. Her passion for the nonprofit …

Although a thoroughbred racehorse can live upwards of 30 years, it is common practice for them to be retired from the racetrack at the ripe age of about three years old. So what is an animal born and bred for …

In his weekly radio address last Friday, Governor Asa Hutchinson celebrated the fact that Americans United for Life has ranked Arkansas as the No. 1 pro-life state in the nation, crediting the people and organizations that made that ranking possible. …

Alan Bubbus is the president of David’s Burgers, the restaurant chain that has made a significant mark in central Arkansas. Alan created the chain in 2010 as a tribute to his dad, David Bubbus, following in the footsteps of the …

November is National Adoption Month in Arkansas, and November 21st is National Adoption Day. Today I’d like to share the story of an amazing employee of the Division of Children and Family Services, which is a part of our state Department …

As of Wednesday, Arkansas adoptees are now able to access their previously-sealed adoption files. According to an Arkansas Department of Health press release, adoptees can request their files if they are 21-years or older, starting Wednesday, Aug. 1. Adoption files …