LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 12 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Our House Shelter is located at 302 E. Roosevelt Road, in Little Rock.

Sept. 10, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $224,340 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to fund the Medical Respite for the Unhoused pilot program.

The two-year pilot medical respite program operates through a collaboration between UAMS and Our House Shelter, located at 302 E. Roosevelt Road, in Little Rock.

"The Blue & You Foundation invests in solutions that address the real-life barriers Arkansans face in achieving better health," said Rebecca Pittillo, ...