FAMILY ADVOCACY

Equipping families with skills & relationships that 

build lasting stability.

Family Advocacy walks alongside families working toward greater stability through trained advocates, practical guidance, encouragement, and meaningful relationships.

Building Stability in Everyday Life

Family stability is influenced by the rhythms, relationships, and responsibilities of everyday life. Family Care provides a structured, relationship-centered approach that helps families strengthen these areas while working toward goals that matter to them.

Families are paired with trained volunteer Advocates who build consistent relationships, offer practical guidance and encouragement, and walk alongside them as they work toward greater stability.

Parenting

Nutrition & Meal Planning

Money Management

Housekeeping

Time Management

Spiritual Development

Relationships

Parenting

Guidance and support to build healthy, confident parenting skills for everyday family life.

Nutrition & Meal Planning

Practical tools to plan balanced meals and build healthy eating habits on any budget.

Money Management

Support building budgeting skills and financial stability for a stronger household.

Housekeeping

Encouragement and practical routines for keeping a clean, organized and welcoming home.

Time Management

Tools and encouragement to organize daily routines and reduce stress for the whole family.

Spiritual Development

Christ-centered encouragement to nurture faith and hope within the family.

Relationships

Guidance for building healthy communication and stronger connections within the family.

Seven Areas of Family Stability

Family Care focuses on seven areas that contribute to stability in everyday family life:

Parenting

Nutrition & Meal Planning

Money Management

Housekeeping

Time Management

Spiritual Development

Relationships

Family Care Advocate walking alongside a family

Someone to Walk Alongside You

Family Care Advocates are trained volunteers who build consistent relationships with families, offering practical guidance and encouragement as they work together toward greater stability.

Advocates receive ongoing training and guidance from Desired Haven staff.

Connect

Meet your Advocate and begin building a consistent, trusted relationship.

Identify

Look together at the seven areas of family stability and identify goals and priorities for your family.

Work Together

Take practical steps toward those goals with guidance, encouragement, and connections to helpful resources along the way.

Build Forward

Continue developing skills, relationships, and routines that can contribute to lasting stability.

Connect

Meet your Advocate and begin building a consistent, trusted relationship.

Identify

Look together at the seven areas of family stability and identify goals and priorities for your family.

Work Together

Take practical steps toward those goals with guidance, encouragement, and connections to helpful resources along the way.

Build Forward

Continue developing skills, relationships, and routines that can contribute to lasting stability.

How Family Care Works

  • 1: Connect

    Meet your Advocate and begin building a consistent, trusted relationship.

  • 2: Identity

    Look together at the seven areas of family stability and identify goals and priorities for your family.

  • 3: Work Together

    Take practical steps toward those goals with guidance, encouragement, and connections to helpful resources along the way.

  • 4: Build Forward

    Continue developing skills, relationships, and routines that can contribute to lasting stability.

Residential Family Care

For families who need a stable place to live while working toward their goals, Desired Haven provides residential Family Care in Little Rock and Monticello. Families have a place to call home while participating in the same relationship-centered approach to building greater stability.

Take a Step Toward Greater Stability

Family Care connects families with relationships, practical guidance, and resources as they work toward a stronger foundation for the future.

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INQUIRE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

Please complete the following form to learn more about our program. One of our staff members will contact you to give you more information about our program as soon as possible.


If you are experiencing an emergency,
please call 911 immediately.


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800.799.SAFE (7233)

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Debi Walker, Director of Family Care
debi.walker@arkansasfamilies.org
(870) 935-5134

2460 Sunny Meadow Dr.
Jonesboro, AR 72404

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