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

Cox Charities Awards $80k to Local Nonprofits BentonvilleCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale

Cox Charities Awards $80k to Local Nonprofits

More than $80,000 was awarded to 16 Arkansas nonprofits through an employee-funded Cox Charities Community Investment Program.

Aron SheltonOctober 12, 2023

More Than 200 Have Graduated through Upskill NWA, Which Trains Nurses Needed in Area CommunityEducationSpringdale

More Than 200 Have Graduated through Upskill NWA, Which Trains Nurses Needed in Area

Upskill provides training in various health care fields to students who lack resources, explained Jeff Webster, president and chief executive…

Aron SheltonOctober 2, 2023

Arkansas Children’s NW Receives $25M from Walker Foundation Children and YouthCommunityHealth & WellbeingSpringdale

Arkansas Children’s NW Receives $25M from Walker Foundation

The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc. of Fayetteville announced Friday that it is donating $25 million to Arkansas…

Aron SheltonAugust 11, 2023

New Subsidiary Will Accelerate Affordable Housing in NW Arkansas CommunityHousing InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasWashington County

New Subsidiary Will Accelerate Affordable Housing in NW Arkansas

Excellerate Housing will help those who have been hit the hardest by the lack of affordable housing, especially the region’s…

Aron SheltonAugust 11, 2023

Building Community as a Way to End Poverty – Circles NWA CommunityFayettevillePoverty

Building Community as a Way to End Poverty – Circles NWA

Do you want to be part of a beautiful community working to end poverty in Northwest Arkansas? Circles NWA is…

Aron SheltonAugust 9, 2023

Opera in the Ozarks Receives $34 Million Grant from Walton Family Foundation Arts & CultureNorthwest Arkansas

Opera in the Ozarks Receives $34 Million Grant from Walton Family Foundation

NBC’s Harry Smith gives an inside look at the Opera of the Ozarks and shares how this unique music program…

Aron SheltonJuly 26, 2023

Planting the Seeds of a Healthy Future: Apple Seeds Seeks a Handful of New Team Members Children and YouthEducationFayettevilleHealth & WellbeingJobs

Planting the Seeds of a Healthy Future: Apple Seeds Seeks a Handful of New Team Members

This dynamic non-profit organization is devoted to sowing the seeds of knowledge about nutritious food in the fertile minds of…

Aron SheltonJuly 13, 2023

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Auxiliary Raises Over $320,000 in Inaugural Year Children and YouthHealth & Wellbeing

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Auxiliary Raises Over $320,000 in Inaugural Year

The newly formed 134-member volunteer organization supports patients and families at ACNW through fundraising events like Miracles and Magic Radiothon,…

Aron SheltonJune 30, 2023

Local Make-A-Wish Campaign Announces Groundbreaking Match Children and YouthCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Local Make-A-Wish Campaign Announces Groundbreaking Match

Each year, Make-A-Wish Mid-South grants wishes for more than 300 children locally.

Aron SheltonMay 25, 2023

World Record for Most Pet Food Donated in 24 Hours Broken in Bentonville – Guinness Book of World Records AnimalsBenton CountyBentonville

World Record for Most Pet Food Donated in 24 Hours Broken in Bentonville – Guinness Book of World Records

The largest donation of pet food in 24 hours is 36750.88 kg (81,021 lb 11 oz), and was achieved by…

Aron SheltonMay 20, 2023

NWA Gives 2023: A Recap of a Remarkable Day of Giving in NW Arkansas Active LifestyleArts & CultureChildren and YouthNorthwest Arkansas

NWA Gives 2023: A Recap of a Remarkable Day of Giving in NW Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas experienced an incredible day of giving during NWA Gives 2023. This annual event, now in its sixth year,…

Aron SheltonApril 21, 2023