Active LifestyleBentonvilleCommunityRogers NWA’s Circular Economies: Pedal It Forward Cycling and recycling combine at a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit that refurbishes donated bicycles for local families, potentially stretching the machines’…Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 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
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
Active LifestyleChildren and YouthDEIRogers Fassi’s Friends Brings Disabled and Full-bodied Kids Together to Learn Golf for Free Maria Fassi, a former golf star at the University of Arkansas and now an LPGA Tour professional launched a nonprofit…Aron SheltonSeptember 7, 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
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
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
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
Arts & CultureBentonvilleFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale Artists 360 Offering $214k in Artist Grants "The Artists 360 program, which provides grants for local artists, will return for a fifth year when the application period…Aron SheltonApril 22, 2022