Providing comfort, care, and community.
Goodness Village provides affordable apartment housing in Little Rock, Arkansas, for patients and their families who require outpatient medical treatment.
Our Story
Imagine being faced with a life-changing diagnosis and being whisked away to undergo treatment in an unfamiliar city for an average of 6 months to a year. Imagine leaving your comfortable home, your family, friends, and your job –literally putingyourlife, as you know it, on hold. Our families face that reality when traveling to our community for treatment. Little Rock is an important medical hub, and we see from the front line that there is a real need for what we do. For over 25 years, our mission has been to provide a Home away from home for patients and their families seeking medical treatment in Little Rock. In a true home where families can focus on relaxing and recovering.
In 1995 the Little Rock Church began outreach to bone-marrow transplant patients. It was evident that there was a pressing need for affordable short and long-term housing for patients traveling into Little Rock to receive extensive lifesaving and life-preserving medical treatment. A lease on a single apartment was signed, and what was then called “Home Away from Home” was born. In March 2020, Home Away from Home transitioned into its independent 501c3 with a new name, “Goodness Village.” Today, Goodness Village maintains 20 fully furnished apartment homes and plans on adding additional apartments to our inventory so that we may serve even more families. Over the years, we have provided deeply discounted short-term housing to hundreds of families from Arkansas and abroad.
I was a stranger and you invited me in…I was sick and you visited me.
Matthew 25:35-40
Goodness Village has always been more than just a place to stay. The staff and volunteers build relationships with each family. We understand how stressful this time is for a family, so we provide additional care to help them rest and recover during their time with us. We know our service is making a life-long impact on the families we serve.
Meet Our Team!
Kim Burket
Executive Director
Jamie Deason
Marketing and Annual Giving Manager
Lori Lahodny
Apartment Care & Design
Anabelly Bautista
Cleaning Specialist
Christy Dunstan
Community Outreach Coordinator
Tammy Quick
Director of Development
Kelly Bittle
Brand Manager
Krissi Fry
Operations Manager
Carol Wallace
Patient Navigator
Lizzy Couch
Office Administrator
Sharon Graves
Apartment Care Team
Suzanne Waters
Volunteer Coordinator
Carissa Holsted
Grant Writer
Tricia Parker
Grant Writer
Emily Wood
Grant Writer
Janet Webb
Apartment Care & Design
Our Board Members
Cynthia Gordon-Floyd
Robert “Bob” Paine
Ben Parkinson
Johnny Runnells
Maleah Runnells
Authur Smith
Tonya Tennison
Ashley Wadsworth
Our Advisory Council
Dr. Gary Arnold
Gene Blankenship
Melissa Bradley
Alex Cope
Ryan Cork
Neil Day
Greg Edwards
Bobby GosserMatt Gross
Jeff Hunnicutt
Jeremy Land
John McMorran
Charles Pfeifer
Wallace Smith
Tammy Quick