EducationFood InsecurityTechnology McMillon Studio Team Partners With NWA Food Bank to Tackle Food Insecurity An interdisciplinary student team that developed a tool to improve logistics for the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank's mobile pantry was…Aron SheltonJanuary 11, 2023
Children and YouthFood InsecurityRogers Doing Good: Samaritan Community Center Feeding Thousands of Kids Every Weekend The Samaritan Community Center’s Snack Packs for Kids program feeds 5,000-6,000 kids every weekend when they cannot get food at…Aron SheltonJanuary 10, 2023
CommunityFayettevilleFood Insecurity Meet a Local Changemaker: Nate Walls, Founder of Second Helping Do South Magazine featured a story on Nate Walls, owner of Secondhand Smoke, a Fayetteville-based BBQ caterer with a mission…Aron SheltonNovember 7, 2022
Food InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale Alice L. Walton Foundation Grants $3.5M to NW Arkansas Food Bank Of the total, $3 million was granted as a matching gift to support construction of the food bank's new distribution…Aron SheltonOctober 13, 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
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
Benton CountyFood InsecurityRogers NWA Food Bank Receives $4M Grant from the Walmart Foundation The gift to the “Food For Today. Hope For Tomorrow” campaign is the largest in the food bank’s history.Aron SheltonJuly 10, 2022
FayettevilleFood InsecurityHomelessnessHousing Insecurity Sign-up for Meal Train at New Beginnings Bridge Housing Community Cook dinner on-site with friends, or drop-off a meal — New Beginnings would love to have you join their Meal…Aron SheltonMay 27, 2022
Children and YouthFood InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasSpringdale Simple+Sweet Creamery Has Provided Over 15,000 Meals to Help Fight Child Hunger Ice cream truck owner fights hunger 1 scoop at a time.Aron SheltonMay 21, 2022
CommunityFood InsecurityHealth & WellbeingNorthwest ArkansasRogers Samaritan Community Center Breaks Ground On New Facility and Farm The project will take 12 to 14 months and the organization has already raised over 75% of the project's $16.6…Aron SheltonMay 20, 2022