Please join PULASKI COUNTY JUDGE BARRY HYDE for the FIFTH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS OF YOUTH AWARDS GALA celebrating HEROES OF THE COMMUNITY and benefiting Pulaski County Youth Services’ after school and out-of-school programs. Doors open and the HEROES PRE-SHOW RECEPTION begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the Masonic Center at 712 Scott Street in downtown Little Rock. This year’s incredible event will honor Heroes of the Community. This year’s super-deserving honorees are: Advocate for Youth Award recipient the Little Rock Alumni Chapter of KAPPA ALPHA PSI Fraternity Inc.; Director’s Choice Award recipient EVE JORGENSEN; Visionary Award recipient LITTLE ROCK MAYOR MARK STODOLA; and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient C. J. DUVALL.

Pulaski County Youth Services provides year-round afterschool and out.-of-school programs for students age 5 – 19. All of Youth Services’ incredible programs are free-of-charge; helping hardworking Pulaski County families save an average of $5,000 a year on childcare. In communities all over the County, our programs are engaging kids after school. We work to help our students achieve more academically and prepare them to be the next generation of community leaders. Annually, thousands of young people improve test scores, increase financial literacy, develop job skills, and build self-esteem in more than 20 Youth Services programs.