Children and YouthCommunityFayetteville Yvonne Richardson Community Center Launches Adopt-A-Kid Fundraising Campaign The funds raised will be allocated towards YRCC's endowment to help pay for effective programming for ages K-5 and 6-12th…Aron SheltonSeptember 5, 2022
BentonvilleFayettevilleFood InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale UAMS Receives $350k to Support Double Your Dollars Food Assistance Program Created in 2012 to address food insecurity of low-income residents in Northwest Arkansas, the Double Your Dollars program provides recipients…Aron SheltonSeptember 2, 2022
Arts & CultureBentonvilleFayettevilleSpringdale CACHE Awards $1.2M to Local, Music-focused Nonprofits 2022-23 MOAC recipients are the House of Songs, City Sessions, Black Fret, the Music Education Initiative, NWA Jazz Society, Music…Aron SheltonAugust 26, 2022
CommunityNorthwest ArkansasPovertySpringdaleTechnology Excellerate Foundation Uses Technology to Help Thousands of Locals in Need As of 2020, Excellerate served over 10,000 individuals in the community through the region’s most comprehensive and real-time updating resource…Aron SheltonAugust 20, 2022
CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasPoverty The Power of Friendship to Reduce Poverty Guest post by Christina Williams, Executive Director, Circles NWA Would you believe me if I told you that friendship can…Aron SheltonAugust 4, 2022
DEIEducationRogers NWA Community College Gifted $430K to Grow Hispanic Enrollment NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) recently received a $432,883 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to grow its LIFE program,…Aron SheltonJuly 30, 2022
Arts & CultureBentonvilleCommunityNorthwest Arkansas Bentonville SOUP Seeks Ideas to Positively Impact Bentonville Applications for the micro granting dinner are open through August 20th for the September event! Past SOUP grantees have received…Aron SheltonJuly 29, 2022
Food InsecurityHomelessnessHousing InsecurityNorthwest Arkansas Hunt Family Creates Permanent Endowment of $750K for The Salvation Army of NWA The gift will support sheltering homeless individuals and families in Northwest Arkansas. Annual income generated by the endowment will be…Aron SheltonJuly 29, 2022
CommunityDEINorthwest Arkansas EngageNWA Invites Community to Participate in Welcoming Week 2022 Welcoming Week NWA is an annual event that brings together the community to build strong connections and affirm the importance…Aron SheltonJuly 28, 2022
CommunityDEINorthwest ArkansasTechnology On-Demand Transportation from Ozark Regional Transit Uplifts Community Jevin, a neighbor from Syria who recently came to NWA with eight of her family members, was astounded upon learning…Aron SheltonJuly 14, 2022