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One in five Arkansas children participate in the School Lunch Program
Only 82.9% of Arkansas high school students graduate -Children's Defense Fund, January 2003
In Benton County Arkansas it takes $26,119 for a single parent with one child to provide food, clothing, shelter and basic medical care -Hunger in Arkansas, 2002

Did You Know ...

"1 in 4 children in Arkansas lives in poverty."
- Center for Law & Social Policy, September 2006