A Beacon of Growth and Unity in Northwest Arkansas CommunityDEIFayetteville

A Beacon of Growth and Unity in Northwest Arkansas

The Black Owned Northwest Arkansas Business Expo is more than just an event; it's a burgeoning legacy. Its growth from…

Aron SheltonFebruary 26, 2024

Housing Development Designed for Neurodiversity Featured in Architecture Magazine CommunityDEIFayetteville

Housing Development Designed for Neurodiversity Featured in Architecture Magazine

The development is being led by SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit connecting neurodivergent adults to resources, and the New York-based…

Aron SheltonFebruary 19, 2024

Apple Seeds Issues Call for 2024 Volunteers FayettevilleFood InsecurityHealth & Wellbeing

Apple Seeds Issues Call for 2024 Volunteers

They can accommodate individuals and groups, including corporations, for a one-time service or a regular commitment. Apple Seeds wouldn't exist…

Aron SheltonJanuary 16, 2024

Northwest Arkansas Council to Amp Up Regional Recycling Efforts EnvironmentNorthwest Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas Council to Amp Up Regional Recycling Efforts

A new grant from the Walmart Foundation to the Northwest Arkansas Council will support an expanded regional effort to slow…

Aron SheltonJanuary 11, 2024

Meet a Local Organization: Beyond the Runway with INTERFORM CommunityDEISpringdale

Meet a Local Organization: Beyond the Runway with INTERFORM

From sewing classes to manufacturing to fashion shows, INTERFORM drives creative expression in Northwest Arkansas

Aron SheltonJanuary 10, 2024

Meet a Local Changemaker: Ashley Wardlow, Executive Director at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks CommunityEducationEnvironment

Meet a Local Changemaker: Ashley Wardlow, Executive Director at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is a member-supported public garden dedicated to environmental awareness and education for all ages. It…

Aron SheltonJanuary 9, 2024

Meet a Local Organization: Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation Arts & CultureBentonvilleDEI

Meet a Local Organization: Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation

Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation promotes belonging, connection in Northwest Arkansas through Indian arts and culture

Aron SheltonJanuary 9, 2024

Children’s Safety Center Opens New Facility in Springdale Children and YouthHealth & WellbeingSpringdale

Children’s Safety Center Opens New Facility in Springdale

The new building replaces the former CSC location on Emma Avenue downtown, tripling the space available for the nonprofit to…

Aron SheltonJanuary 4, 2024

Pathfinders Debuts New Center for Disabled Adults and Issues Call for Volunteers BentonvilleDEIHealth & Wellbeing

Pathfinders Debuts New Center for Disabled Adults and Issues Call for Volunteers

These include volunteers teaching gardening, music and athletics classes, as well as leading a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, something Walker…

Aron SheltonJanuary 3, 2024

Supporting Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Northwest Arkansas DEINorthwest ArkansasRogers

Supporting Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Northwest Arkansas

Home Region Program Director Robert Burns sits in conversation with a local leader helping underserved entrepreneurs grow great ideas.

Aron SheltonDecember 30, 2023

Ranger Food Pantry Distributes Nearly 200,000 Pounds of Pet Food AnimalsFayetteville

Ranger Food Pantry Distributes Nearly 200,000 Pounds of Pet Food

The program is donation-based, and every pound of food that has been distributed has been donated by businesses and local…

Aron SheltonDecember 14, 2023

Microlender Kiva NWA Hits $1M Milestone CommunityFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Microlender Kiva NWA Hits $1M Milestone

The crowdfunded microloan program has facilitated opportunities for over 100 financially excluded and socially impacted business owners across Northwest Arkansas.

Aron SheltonDecember 4, 2023

7 Hills Receives $1.6M Grant to Address Homelessness FayettevilleHomelessnessHousing Insecurity

7 Hills Receives $1.6M Grant to Address Homelessness

Council members voted 7-0 early Wednesday to select 7 Hills Homeless Center to receive part of the city's portion of…

Aron SheltonOctober 19, 2023

NWA Arts and Culture Nonprofits Pump $230M into Economy Arts & CultureBentonvilleFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale

NWA Arts and Culture Nonprofits Pump $230M into Economy

The impact was almost double the same figure in 2015 and represents more than 3 million cumulative attendees of local…

Aron SheltonOctober 19, 2023

Building Legacies: The Jones Center for Families Thrives 20 Years On CommunityDEISpringdale

Building Legacies: The Jones Center for Families Thrives 20 Years On

Bernice Jones’ dream of an all-welcoming community center is alive and well in Springdale two decades after the philanthropist’s death.

Aron SheltonOctober 19, 2023

New $190K Match-funding Opportunity for Locally-led Public Space Projects Benton CountyCommunityWashington County

New $190K Match-funding Opportunity for Locally-led Public Space Projects

If you live in Arkansas’ Benton & Washington Counties, this program will double up to $1,000 per donor and up…

Aron SheltonOctober 13, 2023

Engaging Communities to Solve Housing and Transportation Challenges in NW Arkansas Housing InsecurityNorthwest Arkansas

Engaging Communities to Solve Housing and Transportation Challenges in NW Arkansas

By listening to the people and communities of Northwest Arkansas, we can find solutions that improve regional affordability

Aron SheltonOctober 13, 2023

New App Allows People to Order Groceries from NWA Food Bank Food InsecurityRogersSpringdale

New App Allows People to Order Groceries from NWA Food Bank

The NWA Food Bank is collaborating with OrderAhead, a click-and-collect online grocery ordering system powered by Feeding America.

Aron SheltonOctober 13, 2023

Springdale Middle School Math Teacher Awarded $25K ‘Milken Educator Award’ EducationSpringdale

Springdale Middle School Math Teacher Awarded $25K ‘Milken Educator Award’

Springdale STEM star Michael Tapee is the first in the nation to receive the 2023-24 Milken Educator Award.

Aron SheltonOctober 13, 2023

Call for Mentors: Big Brothers Big Sisters of NWA Expands Beyond School Walls Mentorship Program Children and YouthFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Call for Mentors: Big Brothers Big Sisters of NWA Expands Beyond School Walls Mentorship Program

“We’d like to see this program gain traction and bring in people from other walks of life who are willing…

Aron SheltonOctober 13, 2023