New Placemaking Grants to Create Places of Belonging in NW Arkansas Benton CountyBentonvilleCommunityFayettevilleRogersSpringdaleWashington County

New Placemaking Grants to Create Places of Belonging in NW Arkansas

The $3.15M support from the Walton Family Foundation will invest directly in eight public space transformation projects through Community Placemaking…

Aron SheltonJuly 13, 2026

Calling All Local Artists! Applications Open for $130K in Microgrants Arts & CultureBenton CountyBentonvilleFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdaleWashington County

Calling All Local Artists! Applications Open for $130K in Microgrants

Artists in Benton or Washington counties can apply for $1,000 support, and arts nonprofits and fiscally sponsored groups can apply…

Aron SheltonJune 18, 2026

Tyson Family Foundation to Give $500K for NWA Pride Weekend CommunityDEIFayetteville

Tyson Family Foundation to Give $500K for NWA Pride Weekend

Northwest Arkansas Equality Inc. in Fayetteville will receive $500,000 from the Tyson Family Foundation to be a presenting sponsor of…

Aron SheltonJune 17, 2026

StoryCorps Features Story from a Local Changemaker in Fayetteville CommunityFayettevilleFood Insecurity

StoryCorps Features Story from a Local Changemaker in Fayetteville

When Nate Walls’ barbeque catering company closed during the Covid pandemic, he took the remaining money in his bank account…

Aron SheltonApril 17, 2026

Need Food Assistance? Check Out Resources Offered by NWA Food Bank Food InsecurityNorthwest Arkansas

Need Food Assistance? Check Out Resources Offered by NWA Food Bank

The Find Food Map, Mobile Pantry, Feed Rogers, and Order Ahead resources provide food-insecure community members with a variety of…

Aron SheltonApril 17, 2026

Jones Center and Walmart to Create a Regional Volunteer Center CommunityNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale

Jones Center and Walmart to Create a Regional Volunteer Center

The Jones Center for Families in Springdale received a $1.2 million grant from Walmart and its foundation to establish the…

Aron SheltonApril 17, 2026

Explore Open Garden Hours at Apple Seeds Teaching Farm CommunityFayettevilleFood InsecurityHealth & Wellbeing

Explore Open Garden Hours at Apple Seeds Teaching Farm

Join Apple Seeds during our Open Garden Hours, held every Saturday from 9AM to 12Noon, spanning from March through October.

Aron SheltonMarch 6, 2026

UA Partners Install Community Food Pantry in Fayetteville FayettevilleFood Insecurity

UA Partners Install Community Food Pantry in Fayetteville

The outdoor pantry will be accessible 24 hours a day. UA Partners said the pantry operates under the principle, “take…

Aron SheltonFebruary 18, 2026

Youth Advisory Council Curates List of Volunteer Opportunities Across NWA Children and YouthCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Youth Advisory Council Curates List of Volunteer Opportunities Across NWA

This is a curated list of volunteer opportunities across Northwest Arkansas, organized by interest.

Aron SheltonFebruary 16, 2026

Children’s Shelter Rebrands and Expands Services BentonvilleChildren and YouthNorthwest Arkansas

Children’s Shelter Rebrands and Expands Services

The organization formerly called the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter is ramping up services to support children in foster care or…

Aron SheltonFebruary 10, 2026

Weaving NWA Seeks Hosts for Coffee & Conversations Benton CountyBentonvilleCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdaleWashington County

Weaving NWA Seeks Hosts for Coffee & Conversations

Coffee & Conversations is a program that supports neighbors and communities to create spaces where bonds of trust can be…

Aron SheltonFebruary 3, 2026

Resident Aims to Open City’s First Free Thrift store Arts & CultureCommunityFayetteville

Resident Aims to Open City’s First Free Thrift store

The women-led organization hopes to bring a completely free thrift store to the city. Holt says the idea was inspired…

Aron SheltonFebruary 3, 2026

Free Community Meal Service Expands to Fayetteville CommunityFayettevilleFood InsecurityWashington County

Free Community Meal Service Expands to Fayetteville

For The Love recently held its first Fayetteville “Neighbor Night,” serving about 200 people at a pop-up event.

Aron SheltonJanuary 16, 2026

Meet a Local Changemaker: Crystal Bridges’ Community Connector Learned His Craft Across Many Jobs Benton CountyBentonvilleCommunityNorthwest Arkansas

Meet a Local Changemaker: Crystal Bridges’ Community Connector Learned His Craft Across Many Jobs

Military service, journalism, and advocacy all shape his approach to community partnerships.

Aron SheltonJanuary 16, 2026

Bentonville’s Best Friends Center Becomes a National Pilot for Modern Sheltering (Subscription Required) AnimalsBenton CountyBentonville

Bentonville’s Best Friends Center Becomes a National Pilot for Modern Sheltering (Subscription Required)

As of September, the Pet Resource Center had placed more than 6,720 pets in homes, starting in March 2023, and…

Aron SheltonDecember 1, 2025

5 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season by NW Arkansas Mamas CommunityNorthwest Arkansas

5 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season by NW Arkansas Mamas

Family-friendly ways to give back in Northwest Arkansas this holiday season.

Aron SheltonNovember 6, 2025

Resident-Generated Affordable Housing Idea Funded by City of Fayetteville FayettevilleHousing Insecurity

Resident-Generated Affordable Housing Idea Funded by City of Fayetteville

The City Council voted 8-0 on Tuesday to apply for a $60,000 grant from the National League of Cities to…

Aron SheltonOctober 30, 2025

Meet the 2025 NWA Weaver Awardees Benton CountyCommunityFayettevilleWashington County

Meet the 2025 NWA Weaver Awardees

Each receives $5000 to advance their projects that weave a tighter community.

Aron SheltonSeptember 30, 2025

Northwest Arkansas Organizations Celebrate New Affordable Housing Development FayettevilleHousing Insecurity

Northwest Arkansas Organizations Celebrate New Affordable Housing Development

The Cobblestone Farm community, which rents single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes for $373 to $753 per month, is one of…

Aron SheltonSeptember 6, 2025

ReThink Food and The Hive Partnership Provides Box Lunches to Local Pantry BentonvilleFood Insecurity

ReThink Food and The Hive Partnership Provides Box Lunches to Local Pantry

Roughly 75 meals a week are assembled from excess food from The Hive and donated food products and are supplemented…

Aron SheltonSeptember 3, 2025