Child Welfare

Child Welfare

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

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

3 min read

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

Enrichment Programs as Tools to Prevent Child Abuse

Apr 21, 2025

3 min read

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

3 min read

Cassie Black of Connected Foster Care

Foster Care Coordinator Makes a Case for Family Preservation

Feb 04, 2025

3 min read

WinShape Retreat Center

WinShape Retreat Unites Leaders For Foster Care Innovations

Jan 10, 2025

3 min read

Essay: An Enduring Imprint

Essay: An Enduring Imprint

Steve Straessle

Dec 13, 2024

3 min read

l to r: Shawani Milton from ZERO TO THREE’s Safe Babies program, Attorney Chrishauna Taggart, Attorney Therese Free, LaTisha Brunson of the 100 Families Initiative

Community Members Discuss Reunification and Family Preservation

Nov 15, 2024

2 min read

Mental Health Expert: If We Knew, We'd Do It Differently

Mental Health Expert: If We Knew, We'd Do It Differently

Oct 25, 2024

3 min read

A Story of Two Brothers for Youth Justice Action Month

A Story of Two Brothers for Youth Justice Action Month

Oct 07, 2024

1 min read

CAFO National Conference: Highlights and Reflections

CAFO National Conference: Highlights and Reflections

Oct 01, 2024

3 min read

Left to right: Leslie and Daniel Skaggs; Teresa Bunche of the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services; and Daniel Ibinola

Support and Healing for Parents Who Lose Custody of Their Children

Sep 17, 2024

6 min read

Tiffany Wright, Director of the Division of Children and Family Services at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute for the Restore Hope Training Academy

"At One Table" with Division of Children and Family Services

Sep 11, 2024

2 min read

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