The WOMEN'S FOUNDATION of ARKANSAS
- Promoting philanthropy among women
- Helping women and girls achieve their full potential
Resources: data & statistics reflecting the current state of women & girls.
Inclusiveness: Considerations and solutions for meaningful & sincere outreach. September/October 2009
PDF Document, 2 Pages
"...a comprehensive look at wealth, poverty and the financial security of families in the United States. The Scorecard assesses the 50 states and the District of Columbia on how well residents are faring and what states can do to help residents build and protect assets."
The Southern Education Foundation is a public charity that works to improve the quality of life for all people in the South through better and more accessible education. This report summarizes and analyzes the latest census data and patterns on
children in extreme poverty in the South and the nation. More than 5.7 million children lived in extreme poverty in the United States in 2008 in a household with an income below 50 percent of the federal poverty line-2.4 million or 42 percent of those children lived in the South.
PDF Document, 40 Pages
"In the state of Arkansas a private non-profit corporation [the Arkansas Singel Parent Scholarship Fund] was created in 1990 to deal with the severe impoverishment of single parent families in the state."
"Women in Arkansas and the nation would benefi t from stronger enforcement of equal opportunity laws, better political representation, adequate and affordable child care, and other policies that would help improve their status."
PDF Document, 2 Pages
"The business of empowering women presents a case for why and how the private sector should intensify its engagement in the economic empowerment of women in developing countries and emerging markets."
PDF Document, 27 Pages
"Today, too many women in Arkansas depend on a health care system that is failing them. They have trouble affording necessary care, face unfair insurance industry practices, or struggle to find insurance that covers the benefits they need. Health reform must ensure that all women in Arkansas and across the nation have access to the comprehensive, high-quality, and affordable health care they need."
PDF Document, 3 Pages
"Globally, one-quarter to one-third of all families are headed by single mothers, calling into question the normativeness of couple headed families. Developed countries, in particular, are experiencing an increase in single-parent families as divorce becomes more common."
"This narrative shares the stories of the women founders of giving circles. The majority of the fi rst giving circles were created by women for women members. Though giving circles are now popular among both genders, women have contributed more signifi cantly to the inception and the growth of the giving circle movement."
PDF Document, 42 Pages
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The mission of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is to ensure that all children and their families have the resources and opportunities to lead healthy and productive lives and to realize their full potential.
