Arkansas police departments, banks and businesses are accepting the membership card of a nonprofit organization that works with Hispanic immigrants as a form of valid identification. Critics, however, say illegal aliens are the only immigrants benefiting from the card...

Like another Arkansas governor who made it big, Mike Huckabee comes from the tiny town, Hope, Ark. Time magazine named him one of America's five best governors and Huckabee is banking on that experience and his eclectic background to get elected to the White House in 2008.

Three Arkansas entrepreneurs are helping build Rwanda's largest bank for the poorest of the poor.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.Just before the school year started in August 1971, Bill Feldman steered his Volvo amid the pickup trucks and horse trailers of small-town Arkansas, bound for his first job as a math professor.

The Arkansas Foodbank Network is a non-profit food bank located in Little Rock, Arkansas.The Network was established in 1984 to address the issue of hunger in Arkansas, by securing surplus unmarketable but wholesome food and grocery products for distribution to area relief agencies. The Network operates a 73,000 square foot warehouse. About the NetworkThe Network provides these services through the following programs:Kid's Cafe--provides meals to children in after-school programs at seven Boys and Girls Clubs in Pulaski CountySenior Supplement Program--provides groceries to low-income seniorsRural Delivery Program--delivers food to rural food pantries in Arkansas on a monthly basisFresh Produce Initiative--seeks to obtain surplus produce for distribution, as many low-income families are forced to purchase food with a higher calorie content because it is cheaper than more nutritious itemsBackpack for Kids--delivered to children in Monroe County who would otherwise not have food for the weekendIn 2004, NTFB received nearly $33 million in support, of which over $27 million consisted of donated food and grocery items and other in-kind donations. NTFB distributed nearly 28 million pounds of food to over 650,000 families, as well as over 6.3 million meals and snacks.The Network is a member of America's Second Harvest. Counties served by the NetworkThe Network serves 44 counties in Arkansas: