Citizens First Congress

06/18/2026

Jefferson County! You have multiple chances to sign through June 28. Make a plan today! ANY registered Arkansas voter may sign at one of these locations. Check out protectARrights.org for more info.

June 19 | 5:00-8:00 pm
Juneteenth In The Bluff
3rd & Main

June 24 | 10:00 am
Donald Reynolds Building downtown

June 25 - 28
UAPB/AM&N National Alumni Summer Conference

- June 25: Hampton Inn | 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
- June 26 :UAPB 1890 Building | 8:00 am-12:00 pm
- June 27: UAPB Stem Building | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- June 28: Pine Hill MBC | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

✔️ $480 Shaquille O'Neal gaming chairs?
✔️ Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger outfits?
✔️ Top Golf outings and Minecraft subscriptions?

🧐 These are just some of the “allowable expenses” that were covered by EFA’s last year: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/oct/25/education-funds-used-on-game-chairs-and-purchases

🎈 A key part of the reforms that For AR Kids is advocating for is increased accountability and stronger guardrails for Arkansas’ ever-ballooning EFA program that’s projected to siphon $380 MILLION of state tax dollars to just 44,000 (less than 10%) Arkansas students who use the funds to supplement the costs of private education and other “allowable expenses.”

💡 With MORE THAN 90% of all Arkansas students attending local, public schools, we believe investing these public tax dollars into more thoughtful, truly-innovative strategies for schools that educate and support the majority of our children, would produce a much better return on investment for Arkansas' future.
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✍ Have you signed the For AR Kids petition yet?

🎯 You can find MORE THAN 50 statewide signing opportunities THIS WEEK at www.forARkids.org/where-to-sign

👀 Keep an eye out for For AR Kids volunteers at your summer festivals and celebrations, local businesses, and community events.

🚗 There are even opportunities to drive thru and sign.

⏰ We have LESS THAN 3 WEEKS until the July 3rd signature deadline.

🫵 You can help make a positive difference for education reforms in Arkansas! Learn more at www.forARkids.org

06/13/2026

Washington County! Sign the Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment petition at our upcoming drive-thrus at the AJRC parking lot (205 N. College Ave in Fayetteville):

• Sunday, June 21st from 11am - 2pm
• Sunday, June 28th from 11am - 2pm

Any registered Arkansas voter may sign! Learn more at ProtectARrights.org.

06/12/2026

⏰ There are THREE WEEKS until our July 3rd signature deadline!

🙌 For AR Kids volunteers are hosting more than 50 public signing opportunities across Arkansas this week:
☀️ Summer festivals and celebrations
🎤 Community events
🍉 Local farmers markets and parks
📘 Outside local libraries, churches, restaurants, grocery stores, and businesses
🚗 There are even opportunities to drive-thru and sign

✍ Find all details about where you can sign at www.forARkids.org/where-to-sign

👉 Helpful tip: You can sign the For AR Kids petition in a county other than the one you reside in. Just let the volunteer canvasser know, so they can make sure you sign on a petition that matches your home county.

👊 There’s more information about our proposed education reforms, including a full copy of the Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment, available at www.forARkids.org

06/12/2026

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🔥The grill’s getting hot! Swing by the Panel for our Summer Cookout. All are welcome!

📆 Today from 11am-2pm
📍 1308 West 2nd Street in Little Rock

🍔 We’ll have burgers and hot dogs
🍡 Sweet treats and fun things for the kiddos
♠️ Card games and dominos for the grown ups

✍️ And you can sign, drop off, and pick up For AR Kids and Protect AR Rights petitions!

06/11/2026

👏 Look at you, Ashley County! A huge thank you to all the supporters, volunteers, and local press who took the time to ask questions and share insight at yesterday’s community gathering in Hamburg.
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⏰ There are just over THREE WEEKS until the July 3rd signature deadline for For AR Kids and Protect AR Rights!

🙌 Watch for volunteers and canvassers, who will be out in communities all over the state with petitions this June:
☀️ Summer festivals and celebrations
🎤 Community events
🍉 Local farmers markets and parks
📘 Outside local libraries, churches, restaurants, grocery stores, and businesses
🚗 There are even opportunities to drive-thru and sign

✍ Find more details about where you can sign at www.forARkids.org/where-to-sign and www.protectARrights.org/where-to-sign

👉 Helpful tip: You can sign the petitions in a county other than the one you reside in. Just let the canvasser know, so they can make sure you sign on a petition that matches your home county.

-with For AR Kids and Protect AR Rights

06/11/2026

🚗 Central Arkansas friends! You can drive thru and sign both petitions TODAY.
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⏰ We have about 3 WEEKS until the July 3rd deadline!

👀 Keep an eye out for canvassers and volunteers in your community.

✍️ You can find calendars with signing opportunities all over the state at www.forARkids.org and www.protectARrights.org

-with For AR Kids and Protect AR Rights