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Executive Director of Next Step Recovery Jimmy McGill

100 Families Initiative

The Role of Peer Support in Overcoming Substance Abuse

Sep 04, 2024

5 min read

Adam and his son

100 Families Initiative

Adam's Journey: From Overcoming DWI to Reuniting with His Son

Aug 27, 2024

1 min read

100 Families Initiative Client Frederick Young with his commercial driver’s license certification and 100 Families Initiative Client Advocate Kambrei Charles.

After 27 Years in Prison, Frederick Young Breaks Free of the Cycle

Aug 27, 2024

2 min read

Members of the 100 Families Initiative team

100 Families Initiative

100 Families Initiative Launches in Yell County

Aug 29, 2024

3 min read

Child Welfare

Exploring the Role of Private Agencies in Foster Care

Exploring the Role of Private Agencies in Foster Care

Jared Brown, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Tennessee nonprofit For Others

Profile: Jared Brown of Child Welfare Nonprofit 'For Others'

Dennis Berry - Advisory board for The CALL of Hot Spring & Garland Counties, Jamie Moran - DCFS Supervisor, Brandon Tittle - Sr. Program Manager for Every Child
Arkansas, Yalanda Alderson -Resource Supervisor DCFS

Foster Care Through the Lens of Reunification

Abbie Cox, 100 Families Initiative of Sebastian County Coordinator, with Eric L. Pokorny, father of 3-year old daughter and participant in 100 Families.

Sebastian County Agencies Support Paternal Engagement

Podcast

Podcast: Season 3 Finale

Podcast: Season 3 Finale

Nov 21, 2023

Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5

Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5

Oct 25, 2023

Podcast: Season 3, Episode 4

Podcast: Season 3, Episode 4

Oct 17, 2023

Incarceration

100 Families Initiative Client Frederick Young with his commercial driver’s license certification and 100 Families Initiative Client Advocate Kambrei Charles.

After 27 Years in Prison, Frederick Young Breaks Free of the Cycle

Aug 27, 2024

2 min read

Claire with her mother and her three children.

100 Families Initiative

Community Helps Mother Overcome Cycles of Incarceration

Jul 16, 2024

2 min read

Left to Right: Little Rock Police Chief Heath Helton, 100 Families Initiative Family Advocate LaShanna Bruce, Johnisha Graham with the Little Rock Police Department, Heather Mahan of MEMS emergency vehicles, Sgt. Douglas Bjork of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, and 100 Families Initiative Family Advocate Deanna Walderns

Alternatives To Jail For Those Experiencing A Mental Health Crisis

Jul 12, 2024

4 min read

Arkansas Program Focuses On Higher Education for Prisoners

Arkansas Program Focuses On Higher Education for Prisoners

Feb 23, 2024

2 min read

Prevention & Diversion

Prevention & Diversion

Community Organizations Unite for Disaster Relief in Rogers

Sep 03, 2024

2 min read

100 Families Initiative

NARCAN Training and Overdose Awareness Panel in Jonesboro

Aug 20, 2024

2 min read

100 Families Initiative

Specialists in Jonesboro Address Mental Health Concerns

Jul 16, 2024

2 min read

Prevention & Diversion

Executive Director of Next Step Recovery Jimmy McGill

100 Families Initiative

The Role of Peer Support in Overcoming Substance Abuse

Panel Highlights the Historical Roots and Modern Impact of Peer Support

Sep 04, 2024

5 min read

100 Families Initiative

Executive Director of Next Step Recovery Jimmy McGill

100 Families Initiative

The Role of Peer Support in Overcoming Substance Abuse

Sep 04, 2024

5 min read

Members of the 100 Families Initiative team

100 Families Initiative

100 Families Initiative Launches in Yell County

Aug 29, 2024

3 min read

Adam and his son

100 Families Initiative

Adam's Journey: From Overcoming DWI to Reuniting with His Son

Aug 27, 2024

1 min read

NARCAN Training and Overdose Awareness Panel in Jonesboro

100 Families Initiative

NARCAN Training and Overdose Awareness Panel in Jonesboro

Aug 20, 2024

2 min read

Juvenile Justice

Kevin Hunt of the Lessons Learned program speaks to youth attending the summit

Juvenile Justice

Rising Gun Violence Topic of Youth Summit

Jun 27, 2024

4 min read

Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson (left) and 100 Families Initiative family advocate LaTisha Brunson

Juvenile Justice

Pine Bluff Police Chief Talks About Efforts To Keep City Safe

Jun 19, 2024

3 min read

Judge Earnest Brown

Juvenile Justice

Leaders Gather at Juvenile Justice Summit

Mar 04, 2024

1 min read

Restore Hope Executive Director Paul Chapman (right) speaks at a meeting on youth violence alongside two of the panelists on stage, Kale Thomas (left), the Bright Futures Coordinator in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, and Sandra Hawkins, the Pulaski County Area Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Children and Family Services

Juvenile Justice

Meeting Addresses Youth Violence Prevention After Double Murder

Dec 07, 2023

3 min read

Judge Troy Braswell: Taking the Time to Hear

Juvenile Justice

Judge Troy Braswell: Taking the Time to Hear

Oct 17, 2023

4 min read

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