Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
| Formation | May 17, 1977 |
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| Founder | Hillary Clinton |
| Founded at | Arkansas, United States |
| 71-0492205 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°45′01″N 92°17′14″W / 34.750379°N 92.287102°WCoordinates: 34°45′01″N 92°17′14″W / 34.750379°N 92.287102°W |
| Jay Barth | |
| Rich Huddleston | |
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Revenue (2014)
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$2,139,014 |
| Expenses (2014) | $1,858,171 |
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Staff (2014)
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23 |
| Mission | To work for the protection, education, and well-being of all children in Arkansas by disseminating information to the public on issues and various governmental programs and operations affecting children and families, preparing research reports, sponsoring educational programs, and assisting other organizations of similar purpose. |
| Website | aradvocates |
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, or AACF, is a non-profit advocacy organization which encourages public policy in Arkansas that will benefit children and their families.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families was founded in 1977 by attorney Hillary Rodham as a non-partisan 501(c)(3) group, and continues to be supported by a wide variety of individuals and organizations.
In 1992, Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker wanted to end its policy of increasing Aid to Families with Dependent Children payments for additional children born into families on welfare. Governor Tucker said that the proposed policy would encourage women on welfare to use state-provided birth control rather than conceive, and it would save the state of Arkansas one-million dollars per year. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families opposed the governor's proposed policy, saying it would punish children and their mothers.
In 1994, Governor Tucker proposed expanding the number of crimes for which 14- and 15-year-olds could be tried as adults. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families opposed the proposed policy, saying it would do nothing beneficial, and it would send more juveniles into the overburdened adult judicial system.
The Arkansas House of Representatives debated a bill that would allow police officers to stop, arrest, and interrogate children without notifying their parents in 1994. Prosecutors were in favor of the bill, saying it was necessary for police at crime scenes to question children who might be witnesses or suspects. The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families said the bill was clearly unconstitutional because minors lack the legal understanding to waive their constitutional rights without consulting an adult adviser such as their parents.
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