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Julius Buie

Prevention & Diversion

Meet Julius Buie, Championing Second Chances in Pulaski County

Executive Director Paul Chapman and Chief Operations Officer Karen Phillips of Restore Hope explain the upcoming research projects during a national Zoom call

100 Families Initiative

Arkansas, Notre Dame Partner to Study 100 Families Model

Proof in the Numbers: Tracking Change To Save Lives

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

Proof in the Numbers: Tracking Change To Save Lives

Shayne Baker and Andrew Ramsey of Every Child Arkansas

Family Stability

Businesses are Supporting Foster Families: New App Launches!

Podcast

A Community at a Crossroads: Understanding Crime in Pulaski County

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

A Community at a Crossroads: Understanding Crime in Pulaski County

In this special series from Smart Justice, we explore the real stories of people impacted by violent crime—and the proven, evidence-based strategies that are emerging to prevent it.

Proof in the Numbers: Tracking Change To Save Lives

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

Proof in the Numbers: Tracking Change To Save Lives

After Little Rock’s Deadliest Year, a Prosecutor Charts a New Path

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

After Little Rock’s Deadliest Year, a Prosecutor Charts a New Path

Where Others Fled, They Built

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

Where Others Fled, They Built

How Indianapolis Significantly Cut Homicides

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

How Indianapolis Significantly Cut Homicides

I Live This Every Day. People Are Hurting.

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

I Live This Every Day. People Are Hurting.

Trailer: Introducing A Shot at Hope

Season 5: A Shot at Hope

Trailer: Introducing A Shot at Hope

100 Families Initiative

Executive Director Paul Chapman and Chief Operations Officer Karen Phillips of Restore Hope explain the upcoming research projects during a national Zoom call

100 Families Initiative

Arkansas, Notre Dame Partner to Study 100 Families Model

The partnership with Notre Dame’s LEO — a research center known nationally for measuring the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs — will provide a robust evaluation of the 100 Families Initiative.

Janice Reeves, Clinical Director, Adult & Teen Challenge of Arkansas; Sarah Stapelton, Court Coordinator, Smart Justice Initiative; Haley Rudd, Peer Recovery Specialist, Garland County Specialty Courts; Nicole Cherry, Business Development Coordinator, SOZO Addiction Recovery Center; Melissa Capuano, Garland County 100 Families Initiative Coordinator

100 Families Initiative

Overdose, Treatment, and Healing in Garland County

Community leaders tackle gaps and stigma to improve addiction treatment and recovery.

Charles Harper and Damali Wilson of World Won Development

100 Families Initiative

Amid Cuts in Aid, A County Confronts Food and Housing Insecurity

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

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