Arkansas Department of Human Services
(DHS) - $20,000 grant
The largest state agency with more than 7,500
employees working in all 75 counties. DHS provides
services to more than 700,000 Arkansans each year.
National Reach
Out and Read (ROR) - $32,400 grant
A national non-profit organization that promotes
early literacy in pediatric exam rooms across the
nation by giving new books to children and advice to
parents about the importance of reading aloud.
Blue and
You Foundation
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is a charitable foundation
established and funded by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield to promote better
health in Arkansas.
Southern Early
Childhood Association (SECA)
A regional organization committed to promoting quality care and education for
young children and their families. SECA is committed to providing leadership and
support to individuals and groups by enhancing the quality of young children's
lives through early childhood care and education, supporting families in their
roles of caring for their children, fostering the professional growth and status
of individuals working with young children and their families, increasing public
understanding and support for policies and programs which ensure developmentally
based services to young children and their families, and focusing on Southern
issues concerning children and families.
