Arts & CultureCommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasWashington County Familiar Flavors Offer Refugees a Taste of Home in Northwest Arkansas – Saveur This (NW Arkansas-based) organization welcomes new arrivals with a warm meal (and a well-stocked kitchen).Aron SheltonJanuary 28, 2022
CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasSpringdaleWashington County Kiva NW Arkansas Surpassed $500,000 in Crowdfunded Loans Kiva made 54 of the 58 loans to woman-owned, minority-owned or woman/minority-owned businesses in Northwest Arkansas. The other four operate…Aron SheltonJanuary 25, 2022
Children and YouthCommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas Stacy Harper: Activist Wants To Create Community Connections – NWADG Meet the local changemaker, Stacy Harper, and learn about her nonprofit Lighthouse Solutions in this profile by the Northwest Arkansas…Aron SheltonJanuary 10, 2022
AnimalsFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasWashington County Meet a Local Nonprofit: Big Paws Finds New Fur-ever Home Big Paws of the Ozarks' mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs in our Northwest Arkansas community.Aron SheltonJanuary 2, 2022
FayettevilleHomelessnessHousing Insecurity New Beginnings Providing Path Out of Homelessness Residents at New Beginnings traveled from chronic homelessness to living in a gated community. The community of 20 prefabricated homes…Aron SheltonDecember 28, 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
Active LifestyleBentonvilleCausesCommunityFayettevilleHealth & WellbeingNorthwest ArkansasSpringdale Ride On, NW Arkansas! Inspiration, Education and Maybe a Little Perspiration This post will have you ready to kick the kickstand back and put the foot on the pedal. All in…Aron SheltonApril 16, 2021