Active LifestyleCommunityDEIRogersSpringdale Chicago Transplant Launches Adaptive Sports Nonprofit in NWA Founded by Sean Kent, the Ozark Adaptive Sports Association is a local nonprofit organization striving to build an inclusive community…Aron SheltonDecember 21, 2021
EducationHealth & WellbeingSpringdale Lifestyle Rx – New NWA program aims for healthier families Community Clinic and the American Heart Association are launching a new program called Lifestyle Rx intended to help families live…Aron SheltonDecember 18, 2021
Active LifestyleDEINorthwest ArkansasRogers Pedal It Forward – Everyone Should Have A Bike! In Northwest Arkansas, employees at J.B. Hunt and Walmart are volunteering to fix up bikes for community members in need.Aron SheltonDecember 10, 2021
CommunityNorthwest Arkansas Ozark Regional Transit Receives Nearly $1M from Walton Family Foundation The Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will use a nearly $1 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation…Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021
Benton CountyDEINorthwest ArkansasWashington County $2.1 Million Grant to Promote DEI Practices With Local Nonprofits The IDEALS Institute at the U of A has received a $2,185,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation and Walton Family…Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021
EnvironmentFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale NWA Volunteers Pick Up 6 Tons of Trash and Recyclables Pick Up Where You Play 2021 has come to a close with 11,520 pounds of litter removed from Northwest Arkansas’…Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021
FayettevilleHomelessnessHousing InsecurityPoverty New Places and Faces Tackling Poverty and Homelessness We don't become neighbors by living close, we become neighbors by showing up. Meet some of the places and faces…Aron SheltonOctober 7, 2021
Benton CountyCommunityEducationEnvironmentFayettevilleJobsRogersWashington County Cool Jobs Alert: Land Use, Conservation and Preservation Open Roles Director of Programs at the Urban Land Insitute of Northwest Arkansas Program Manager for Youth Education and Water…Aron SheltonJuly 16, 2021
BentonvilleCommunityDEIFayettevilleFood InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale 3 Summer Grant Opportunities for Nonprofits Serving NW Arkansas Here are a few grant opportunities that your nonprofit might be eligible for. Better Together First Horizon Foundation, the private…Aron SheltonJune 16, 2021
Food InsecurityHomelessnessHousing InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasSpringdale $1 Million Dollars and 1 Million Meals to Support Our Region’s Most Vulnerable Some Good News. $1 Million Dollar Donation for Homeless Housing Program New Beginnings, a bridge housing community designed for the…Aron SheltonMay 6, 2021