Arkansas State PIRCThe Center for Effective Parenting serves as the Arkansas State Parent Information & Resource Center (PIRC) which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (84.310A). This program involves a multi-target-multimethod approach to improve the developmental progress of children and to improve academic achievement. The program focuses many of its efforts statewide but has centers in Northwest Arkansas (Jones Center for Families in Springdale) and in Little Rock (UAMS Department of Pediatrics and Arkansas Children’s Hospital). This allows for services to be provided to a broad representation of parents including those from both rural and urban areas, low-income populations, and minority groups. The AR State PIRC/Center for Effective Parenting is a collaborative project of:   
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