by Jennifer Glasgow | May 25, 2021 | Communities, Education, Family
During the record breaking 108-day convening of the 93rd General Assembly in Arkansas, nearly 1,000 bills went on to become law. Several of them, including the ones highlighted below, were favorable to Excel by Eight’s mission to improve Arkansas families’...
by Jennifer Glasgow | Apr 30, 2021 | Education, Family, Health
How does Arkansas measure up when it comes to implementing policies and programs that help babies reach their full potential? As ZERO TO THREE’s the State of Babies Yearbook: 2021 shows, even before COVID-19, the littlest among us faced big challenges. Most alarming,...
by Jennifer Glasgow | Oct 30, 2020 | Communities, Education, Family, Health
With COVID-19 cases on the rise and sometimes conflicting health guidance, many Arkansans are rightfully concerned about exposing loved ones to potential germs. As a result, some families are postponing, or skipping altogether, critical health care visits. Since...
by Jennifer Glasgow | Oct 26, 2020 | Communities, Education, Family, Health
The following post was originally written by Angela Duran as an op-ed in Arkansas Business and published Monday, October 26, 2020. The original article can be found here. How can we help equip our children, the future Arkansas workforce, with the skills to succeed in...
by Jennifer Glasgow | Oct 13, 2020 | Family
In 2018, the Division of Children and Family Services at the Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Home Visiting Network launched SafeCare. In addition to improving risk and safety assessment and management, this program is designed to protect children in...
