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State leaders meet at the Department of Commerce

100 Families Initiative

Arkansas Leaders Discuss Workforce Alignment in 10:33 Initiative

Oct 24, 2025

Charlee Tchividjian, founder of Every Mother’s Advocate; Angela Coston, Executive Director of For the Sake of One; Paul Chapman, Executive Director of Restore Hope; Laura Galt, National Director of Strategic Partnerships for Safe Families for Children; Jeff Chaisson, Executive Director of Salty Family Services

Family Stability

Keeping Families Together Works

Oct 07, 2025

Arkansas Governor's New 10:33 Initiative Will Use HopeHub

100 Families Initiative

Arkansas Governor's New 10:33 Initiative Will Use HopeHub

Oct 06, 2025

Heather Edwards, Director of Community Success for Restore Hope, leads a session on Motivational Interviewing at the 2025 Restore Hope Training Academy.

Family Stability

Building Trust with Families in Crisis

Sep 18, 2025

Trudy Smith, Training Specialist Restore Hope

Family Stability

When People in Crisis are Empowered to Take Action

Sep 15, 2025

Jared Brown of For Others speaking at the 2025 Restore Hope Training Academy

Solving the Child Welfare Crisis: Jared Brown of For Others

Sep 15, 2025

Shayne Baker and Andrew Ramsey of Every Child Arkansas

Family Stability

Businesses are Supporting Foster Families: New App Launches!

Aug 14, 2025

New Beginnings: Groundbreaking on Affordable Housing for Families

Family Stability

New Beginnings: Groundbreaking on Affordable Housing for Families

Aug 06, 2025

Russellville Mayor Fred Teague (right) and Jennifer Hallum with Western Transit

100 Families Initiative

Wheels of Change: A Way Out of the Transportation Trap

Jun 25, 2025

Eugenia Marks – Representative from CASA of NWA; Christy Eaton – Representative from Connected Families; Kerri Adams – Representative from The CALL in NWA and foster parent; Andrew Dammon – Representative from Youth Villages

Reunification Month: How to Put Families Together Again

Jun 19, 2025

Charting a Brighter Future for Arkansas Families

Charting a Brighter Future for Arkansas Families

May 28, 2025

Anita Lewis, Shelter Manager at Safe Haven (left) and Yvonne Cusick, DCFS of Independence County in Arkansas were two of the panelists at the event

Family Stability

When Summer Isn’t a Break: Helping Families During Summer Stress

May 16, 2025

Shayne Baker (left) and Phil Goad of Every Child Arkansas are working on ways to support and recruit foster families

New App Will Help Arkansas Foster Families Receive Discounts

May 14, 2025

Miranda Kenner, Lamar Wellness Center;
Tiffany Rhinehart, Department of Human and Family Services;
Sky Freeman, The CALL;
Diamond Brockett, River Valley Child Advocacy Center;
Nickie Johnson from the River Valley Child Advocacy Center

A Walk in Their Shoes: A Child's Journey Through Foster Care

May 05, 2025

Jodi Cabanillas, Lexi Blasingame, Nicole Walton, and Coralee Young

Enrichment Programs as Tools to Prevent Child Abuse

Apr 21, 2025

Secretary Kristi Putnam of the Arkansas Department of Human Services listens as Karen Phillips, Associate Director Community Development at Restore Hope speaks at an event for Child Abuse Prevention Month in 2023.

Arkansas Communities Answer the Call to Prevent Child Abuse

Apr 04, 2025

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