Curtis hopes to find a way to bring additional kinds of therapy to
Our House, specifically behavioral therapy to help kids who are
having a hard time dealing with the problems and stress a family
goes through when they become homeless. The barrier Curtis is
facing is a hold on insurance provider numbers for specific kinds of
therapy. When numbers are available again, Curtis hopes to apply
for the number that will allow his company to provide behavioral
therapy. Currently in Little Rock, all behavioral therapists require
parents to bring their kids to the therapist’s office, something that
is difficult for any working family and damaging to struggling ones.
Our House has done the hardest part: we have the room. “It’s just a
little bitty room in this incredible building,” Curtis says, “but it’s a
big deal. It’s a really big deal.”
Are you a behavioral therapist who’d like to work with
our kids in our new Therapy Room? To see how you can
help, e-mail mollie@ourhouseshelter.org.
Curtis works with Karissa in
the new Therapy Room of Our
House’s Children’s Center.
Left: In 2010, Curtis works
with 2-year-old Cameron in
the kitchen, where therapists
used to see Our House clients.