Keesa Smith
Keesa Smith Named Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (Super Mover)
As executive director, Smith said, she will also work to reduce racial disparities across the state. read more >
Keesa Smith Named Executive Director of AACF
She joins AACF after spending the past decade at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, where she was deputy director of youth and families. read more >
State to Close 2 Juvenile Treatment Centers
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state Department of Youth Services say two of the state's juvenile treatment centers will be closed and the five others will be run by private operators under contracts with the state as part of a plan to improve juvenile justice. read more >
by Associated Press -
Head of Arkansas Youth Services to Resign
Former state lawmaker Tracy Steele is resigning as the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services' Division of Youth Services. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas DHS Names Keesa M. Smith as New Deputy Director
Keesa M. Smith, 32, will oversee five of the Arkansas Department of Human Services's 10 divisions - including Aging and Adult Services, Youth Services, Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Community Service and Nonprofit Support and Services for the Blind. read more >
by Associated Press -
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