End of rental aid creates uncertainty for central Arkansas families facing eviction, homelessness

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,299

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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Alexis Mitchell’s teenage nephew and son took a recent day off from school to help move the family’s laundry machines, bed frames and mattresses from their southwest Little Rock house into a storage unit.

They brought bags of clothes to the hotel where they’ve stayed for over a week after being evicted from the place they called home since 2020. Mitchell saved some photos of herself and her children, and her 8-year-old son …

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