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More than 100 kids are hoping that Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas can help them find a Big to be a mentor and friend, including 9-yeat-old Vincent. → Read More
As of mid-November, 75 people have been killed. That’s 75 people no longer living, 75 families dealing with the loss of a loved one, 75 empty chairs at dinner tables. → Read More
A new development in Southwest Little Rock is kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month with a big festival on Friday. Plaza Frida is hosting Fiesta de Independencia Hispana at its location at 4001 W. 65th Street. → Read More
An Arkansas judge hands down a hefty judgement to a hotel for its part in a major sex trafficking case. Judge Doug Schrantz in Benton County ruled that OM Hospitality, Inc., which owns the Economy Inn in Springdale, must pay $25.4 million in damages. → Read More
Efforts are underway to reduce violence and clean up the Wakefield neighborhood in southwest Little Rock. → Read More
In this week’s Victory Over Violence digital series, Ashlei King and Robert Holt will speak with members from Brandon House Cultural and Performing Arts Center. → Read More
A group of children at Deliver Hope in Conway spent the afternoon making tie die creations on t-shirts. The kids are what some consider to be “at-risk,” but the goal of the non-profit is to change that narrative. → Read More
Bella Cusimano with the Saline County Library joins Victory Over Violence to talk about the programs the library has to offer to help keep kids busy during the summer. → Read More
On this week’s Victory Over Violence digital series former gang member and now community activist Leifel Jackson will talk about what it takes to reduce the violence and how we can all get involved in the community. → Read More
In order to provide positive role models to youth, the Little Rock Police Department has partnered with a local restaurant to provide community cooking classes for kids. → Read More
They are real trials with a real judge, but the cases in this courtroom feature teen attorneys & jurors, all in an attempt to keep students in the classroom instead of in the system. → Read More
Just outside of Conway in Perry County sits a 116-acre oasis of serenity where men come to renew their lives. → Read More
A home is an anchor, a place of refuge, and a place to find love. For a group of women, a home in Hot Springs at The Hope Movement is also life-changing. → Read More
A relatively new organization called North Little Rock CARES Youth Coalition is working to be a solution to the violence in Central Arkansas. → Read More
On any given day you can find Meg Gholson giving a little TLC to bikes a the Recycle Bikes for Kids shop in North Little Rock. → Read More
Next month, a non-profit called Gloves Not Guns will transform downtown Pine Bluff into a boxing ring in an effort to help kids. → Read More
In this week’s Victory Over Violence digital series, Sandy Swaffar joins Ashlei King and Robert Holt to discuss her and her son’s battle with addiction and how they overcame it. → Read More
At six years old and weighing 45 pounds, Bishop Peters knows how to put the perfect spin on his bowling ball that’s nearly a quarter of his weight. → Read More
In today’s Victory Over Violence Digital Series, BBBSCA CEO Raymond Long will join Ashlei King and Robert Holt to talk about the organization’s holistic approach to reducing violence and improving the lives of Central Arkansas’s youth. → Read More
Raymond Long grew up on Little Rock’s south side facing challenges of an unstable home life until a life-changing conversation with a mentor set him on a path that now sees him helping teens in his hometown with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. → Read More