Our House e-newsletter September 2011 | Page 2

302 E Roosevelt Rd; Little Rock, AR www.ourhouseshelter.org “As a child who grew up playing in parks, loving to swing, excited by the thrill of climbing high, I knew the power a playground could have. But that didn‘t change our reality. We were a homeless shelter with barely enough money to feed our residents. A new playground seemed out of the question.” 19 12 On the 5th anniversary of Our House‘s playground, Executive Director Georgia Mjartan details in an extended article the history of the playground and the impact it has had on over 1,000 Our House kids. The Habibis: top donors 20 Meet our newest board members 22 Family Housing program success story: Melissa‘s family 24 August thanks: Clinton School, Central High School, Paul Mitchell School, and school uniform donors 27 August donors All photos by Amanda Woods, an Our House VISTA, except: pg 14 by Georgia Mjartan; pg 19 from the Habibi family; pg 24 top by Callie Denne, Our House VISTA; pg 24 bottom by Clinton School