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State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy: Arkansas

State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy: Arkansas

2017-09-07

Guttmacher Institute;

Unintended pregnancy can have significant, negative consequences for  individual women, their families and society as a whole. An extensive body of research links births resulting from unintended or closely spaced pregnancies to adverse maternal and child health outcomes and myriad social and economic challenges. In 2011, the most recent year for which national-level data are available, 45% of all pregnancies in the United States were unintended, including three out of four pregnancies to women younger than 20, and there were 45 unintended pregnancies per every 1,000 women aged 15–44, a rate significantly higher than that in many other developed countries. If current trends continue, more than half of all women in the United States will experience an unintended pregnancy by the time they reach age 45. And economically disadvantaged women are disproportionately affected by unintended pregnancy and its consequences: In 2011, the unintended pregnancy rate among women with a family income lower than the federal poverty level, at 112 per 1,000, was more than five times the rate among women with an income greater than 200% of poverty (20 per 1,000).

Hunger in Arkansas: How Communities are Attacking Food Insecurity

Hunger in Arkansas: How Communities are Attacking Food Insecurity

2017-11-01

Arkansas Community Foundation;

Food waste. Something that's hard to imagine in a state where so many lack access to nutritious and consistent meals. With many hunger-relief programs spreading throughout the state, our communities are making significant steps towards eliminating food insecurity. But what about programs addressing the need to put an end to massive amounts of food that is wasted? According to the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. is never eaten. The average super market wastes 10 percent of its food and an average Ameri-can family spends $2,000 on food they end up throwing out. For a country with more than 46 million of its people suffering from food insecurity, how can food waste simultaneously be an issue? Working to understand how food waste happens is the first step in finding a solution. The three most common opportunities for improvement occur on farms, at consumer-facing businesses and in households.

How a Two-Generation Approach, Supported With Organizational Strength, and Community Philanthropy Can Prevent Homelessness for Families With Children

How a Two-Generation Approach, Supported With Organizational Strength, and Community Philanthropy Can Prevent Homelessness for Families With Children

2017-07-17

Our House, Inc.;

Homelessness remains a major social issue affecting communities across the United States. While the harsh realities of homelessness and its effect on the lives of adults are severe, its ramifications on families with children are extreme and unacceptable. Homeless and near-homeless families can be rescued from the severity of poverty through preventitive social programs specifically designed and implemented to address their needs. Our House, Inc., an Arkansas nonprofit organization, has adopted a successful two-generation approach model to resolve homelessness in Little Rock. This article highlights the operations of Our House as a promising, nationally replicable practice model. 

Strengthening State Systems and Policies to Foster Two-Generation Strategies and Practices

Strengthening State Systems and Policies to Foster Two-Generation Strategies and Practices

2019-09-01

Working Poor Families Project;

This policy brief reports on the first three years of an initiative to work directly with five WPFP state partners in AR, CO, GA, KY, and NC to enhance their state's commitment and ability to serve and support adults and children collectively as well as drive local programs to do so by reviewing the efforts of the five state partners. After first providing more background on Two-Generation efforts across the U.S. in recent years, this brief discusses: 1) the WPFP concept and approach to the initiative; 2) the work of the five state partners, including the state systems identified for this work and specific items identified for improvement within those systems as well as progress to date; and 3) lessons learned and observations of this work with a clear recognition of the challenges and complexities inherent in undertaking systems change work.

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Arkansas Foodbank Network

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Arkansas Foodbank Network

2010-02-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

This report presents information on the clients and agencies served by The Arkansas Foodbank Network. The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America's Second Harvest), the nation's largest organization of emergency food providers. The national study is based on completed in- person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the FA national network, as well as on completed questionnaires from more than 37,000 FA agencies. The study summarized below focuses on emergency food providers and their clients who are supplied with food by food banks in the FA network.Key Findings: The FA system served by The Arkansas Foodbank Network provides emergency food for an estimated 166,200 different people annually. 35% of the members of households served by The Arkansas Foodbank Network are children under 18 years old (Table 5.3.2). 27% of households include at least one employed adult (Table 5.7.1). Among households with children, 83% are food insecure and 33% are food insecure with very low food security (Table 6.1.1.1). 52% of clients served by The Arkansas Foodbank Network report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel (Table 6.5.1).34% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care (Table 6.5.1). 37% of households served by The Arkansas Foodbank Network report having at least one household member in poor health (Table 8.1.1) The Arkansas Foodbank Network included approximately 325 agencies at the administration of this survey, of which 239 have responded to the agency survey. Of the responding agencies, 204 had at least one food pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter.86% of pantries, 69% of kitchens, and 48% of shelters are run by faith-based agencies affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations (Table 10.6.1).Among programs that existed in 2006, 80% of pantries, 76% of kitchens, and 77% of shelters of The Arkansas Foodbank Network reported that there had been an increase since 2006 in the number of clients who come to their emergency food program sites (Table 10.8.1).Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 78% of the food distributed by pantries, 45% of the food distributed by kitchens, and 44% of the food distributed by shelters (Table 13.1.1).As many as 97% of pantries, 81% of kitchens, and 64% of shelters in The Arkansas Foodbank Network use volunteers (Table 13.2.1).

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

2010-02-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

This report presents information on the clients and agencies served by The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas. The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America's Second Harvest), the nation's largest organization of emergency food providers. The national study is based on completed inperson interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the FA national network, as well as on completed questionnaires from more than 37,000 FA agencies. The study summarized below focuses on emergency food providers and their clients who are supplied with food by food banks in the FA network.Key Findings: The FA system served by The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas provides emergency food for an estimated 66,600 different people annually.25% of the members of households served by The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas are children under 18 years old (Table 5.3.2).35% of households include at least one employed adult (Table 5.7.1).Among households with children, 96% are food insecure and 21% are food insecure with very low food security (Table 6.1.1.1).78% of clients served by The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel (Table 6.5.1).52% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care (Table 6.5.1).32% of households served by The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas report having at least one household member in poor health (Table 8.1.1)The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas included approximately 59 agencies at the administration of this survey, of which 43 have responded to the agency survey. Of the responding agencies, 37 had at least one food pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter.72% of pantries, 44% of kitchens, and 33% of shelters are run by faith-based agencies affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations (Table 10.6.1).Among programs that existed in 2006, 62% of pantries, 62% of kitchens, and 60% of shelters of The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas reported that there had been an increase since 2006 in the number of clients who come to their emergency food program sites (Table 10.8.1).Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 61% of the food distributed by pantries, 37% of the food distributed by kitchens, and 41% of the food distributed by shelters (Table 13.1.1).As many as 86% of pantries, 62% of kitchens, and 67% of shelters in The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas use volunteers (Table 13.2.1).

Hunger in America 2010 Arkansas State Report

Hunger in America 2010 Arkansas State Report

2010-02-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

This report presents information on the clients and agencies in the state of Arkansas. The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America's Second Harvest), the nation's largest organization of emergency food providers. The national study is based on completed in-person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the FA national network, as well as on completed questionnaires from more than 37,000 FA agencies. The study summarized below focuses on emergency food providers and their clients who are supplied with food by food banks in the FA network.Key Findings:The FA system in Arkansas provides emergency food for an estimated 433,900 different people annually.35% of the members of client households in Arkansas are children under 18 years old (Table 5.3.2).29% of client households include at least one employed adult (Table 5.7.1).Among client households with children, 85% are food insecure and 41% are food insecure with very low food security (Table 6.1.1.1).52% of clients in Arkansas report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel (Table 6.5.1).42% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care (Table 6.5.1).34% of client households in Arkansas report having at least one household member in poor health (Table 8.1.1)At the administration of this survey, 6 food banks or FROs affiliated with FA operated in Arkansas. Of the agencies that were served by those organizations, 618 agencies that had their operation within the state responded to the agency survey. Of the responding agencies, 479 had at least one food pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter.81% of pantries, 59% of kitchens, and 43% of shelters are run by faith-based agencies affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations (Table 10.6.1).Among programs that existed in 2006, 78% of pantries, 77% of kitchens, and 69% of shelters in Arkansas reported that there had been an increase since 2006 in the number of clients who come to their emergency food program sites (Table 10.8.1).Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 74% of the food distributed by pantries,44% of the food distributed by kitchens, and 40% of the food distributed by shelters (Table 13.1.1).As many as 95% of pantries, 85% of kitchens, and 69% of shelters in Arkansas use volunteers (Table 13.2.1).

The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2010: Arkansas

The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2010: Arkansas

2010-07-01

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);

Operational data for Feeding America member food banks in Arkansas and maps illustrating the congressional districts and counties served by those food banks.

Homer Foundation - 2006 Annual Report

Homer Foundation - 2006 Annual Report

2006-11-30

Homer Foundation;

Contains mission statement, board chair's and director's messages, program information, financial statements, reports from the distributions and investment committees, grants list, donors list, and list of board members.

Homer Foundation - 2007 Annual Report

Homer Foundation - 2007 Annual Report

2007-11-30

Homer Foundation;

Contains mission statement, director's message, program information, financial statements, reports from the distributions and investment committees, grants list, donor information, and list of board members.

Homer Foundation - 2008 Annual Report

Homer Foundation - 2008 Annual Report

2009-01-14

Homer Foundation;

Contains mission statement, board chair's message, executive director's message, donor profiles, program information, financial summary, grants list, donor information, and list of board members.

Reducing Nursing Home Use Through Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services

Reducing Nursing Home Use Through Consumer-Directed Personal Care Services

2008-04-24

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;

Highlights findings on how the Cash and Counseling program, which allows Medicaid enrollees with personal care services to hire their own care workers, affected nursing facility use and expenditures as well as personal care and Medicaid costs in Arkansas.

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