Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Encyclopedia
The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, or AACF, is a non-profit
advocacy organization which encourages public policy
in Arkansas
that will benefit children
and their families
. Its mission statement is "to protect and promote through research, education and advocacy the rights and well-being of Arkansas
children and their families, to assure that they have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives."
The AACF was founded in 1977 by attorney Hillary Rodham as a non-partisan group, and continues to be supported by a wide variety of individuals and organizations.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
advocacy organization which encourages public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
that will benefit children
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
and their families
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
. Its mission statement is "to protect and promote through research, education and advocacy the rights and well-being of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
children and their families, to assure that they have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives."
The AACF was founded in 1977 by attorney Hillary Rodham as a non-partisan group, and continues to be supported by a wide variety of individuals and organizations.