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Encyclopedia > Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is an organization whose mission is "to protect and promote through research, education and advocacy the rights and well-being of Arkansas children and their families, to assure that they have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives."


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The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families works to protect and promote the rights and well-being of children and families through research, education, and advocacy.
AACF filed an amicus brief with the Arkansas Supreme Court in the Lakeview case.
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is dedicated to achieving social and economic justice in Arkansas by organizing and strengthening local citizen groups statewide and building coalitions.
NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source (784 words)
Despite some positive changes, Arkansas children and families continue to face an array of challenges, ranging from a lack of high-paying jobs to a tax system that hurts low-income families to jobs without health insurance benefits, according to a report released last week from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families also plans to push for a state earned-income tax credit, similar to the federal tax credit for low-income workers that is designed to offset the burden of Social Security taxes and provide an incentive to work.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families also plans to push for an increase in the minimum wage from $ 5.
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