Amidst the speeches and the ribbon cutting, Greg Smith took a moment to walk through the modest one-story home at the corner of Fair Park Boulevard and West 28th Street in Little Rock, thinking about all it took to get …
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All Arkansas Foster Youth to Receive Trump Accounts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas 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, …
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Anonymous $900k Donation to Fund Arkansas’ First Youth Shelter
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn anonymous gift of $900,000 has been gifted to Immerse Arkansas to fully fund the completion of The Station, Arkansas’ first shelter for youth between the ages of 18 and 24. The Station will offer protection to its residents from …
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Rockefeller Foundation Partnership to Impact Pulaski County Foster System
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinthrop Rockefeller Foundation has forged a partnership with Arkansas’ Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and Public Knowledge to disrupt the pipeline into the child welfare system in Pulaski County. The partnership will provide funds to select community-based entities …
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UALR Reports How Networks in Arkansas Help Foster Children & Families
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock research team is investigating how a successful collaborative foster care network is run in Arkansas. The goal of the study is for the lessons learned in Arkansas to be used to help other …