Children and YouthFayettevilleHealth & WellbeingNorthwest Arkansas Jennifer Surprises NW Arkansas Single Mom Who Survived Breast Cancer The Jennifer Hudson Show recently surprised Northwest Arkansas' very own Stacy Harper in recognition of her resilience and unwavering dedication…Aron SheltonOctober 28, 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
BentonvilleChildren and YouthEducationFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale Adopt-A-Classroom in Northwest Arkansas Search by zip code to discover 30 local teachers in need of school supplies and resources. 100% of donations made…Aron SheltonSeptember 13, 2022
EnvironmentFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas Seeking Volunteers for Pick Up Where You Play Cleanup Events Across NWA More than 500 volunteers joined last year’s cleanups, collecting more than 5 tons of litter from dozens of locations and…Aron SheltonSeptember 6, 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
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
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