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