Funders Supply $1.2M for Expansion of Salvation Army of NW Arkansas FayettevilleHomelessnessPoverty

Funders Supply $1.2M for Expansion of Salvation Army of NW Arkansas

"The Salvation Army will soon begin a $1.2 million remodeling project that will nearly double the capacity of the south…

Aron SheltonApril 19, 2022

INTERFORM Receives $2.2 Million Grant from Walton Family Foundation Arts & CultureCommunityDEISpringdale

INTERFORM Receives $2.2 Million Grant from Walton Family Foundation

INTERFORM has received a grant to fund three years of programming and operations to provide support and visibility for the…

Aron SheltonApril 13, 2022

Upskilling Program Lifts Working Adults into Higher-Paying Jobs in Northwest Arkansas CommunityDEIEducationNorthwest Arkansas

Upskilling Program Lifts Working Adults into Higher-Paying Jobs in Northwest Arkansas

Upskill NWA provides tuition funding, childcare and transportation to help workers transition from low-paying jobs into high-demand, higher-paying careers.

Aron SheltonApril 13, 2022

JD Notae’s Fundraising through NIL Deal Yields $45K for Samaritan Community Center CommunityHealth & WellbeingPovertyRogers

JD Notae’s Fundraising through NIL Deal Yields $45K for Samaritan Community Center

The financial impact of University of Arkansas basketball player JD Notae’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal on a regional…

Aron SheltonMarch 15, 2022

United Way of NW Arkansas Awards $1.9 million in Grants to Help Boost Struggling Families Children and YouthCommunityEducation

United Way of NW Arkansas Awards $1.9 million in Grants to Help Boost Struggling Families

The awards were given for programs in the areas of early learning, quality out-of-school time and developing self-sufficiency.

Aron SheltonMarch 13, 2022

UAMS Joins with 24 Community Partners to Address Food Insecurity in NWA FayettevilleFood InsecurityNorthwest Arkansas

UAMS Joins with 24 Community Partners to Address Food Insecurity in NWA

Twenty-four Northwest Arkansas organizations are banding together with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help break down…

Aron SheltonMarch 10, 2022

NWA Gives is Preparing for its Biggest Event Yet on April 7, 2022 Benton CountyCausesNorthwest ArkansasWashington County

NWA Gives is Preparing for its Biggest Event Yet on April 7, 2022

The 5th annual NWA Gives Event is coming soon. Learn more about this year's event and the history of the…

Aron SheltonMarch 8, 2022

A Small, Local Agency Making A National Impact CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

A Small, Local Agency Making A National Impact

Over the last five years, the Canopy team and the community have helped integrate 380 people in Northwest Arkansas. Of…

Aron SheltonFebruary 28, 2022

Cool Jobs Alert: A Few Big Opportunities to Make a Giant Impact on the Region Arts & CultureChildren and YouthEnvironmentJobsNorthwest Arkansas

Cool Jobs Alert: A Few Big Opportunities to Make a Giant Impact on the Region

The departure of two executive directors leaves two local organizations left with some big shoes to fill. In addition, the…

Aron SheltonFebruary 25, 2022

Inside a Community-Driven Campaign to Unleash Entrepreneurial Opportunity CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Inside a Community-Driven Campaign to Unleash Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Over the past year, Daymara and fellow advocates Melisa Laelan and Irma Chavez engaged more than 80 entrepreneurs and two…

Aron SheltonFebruary 14, 2022

Holidaze Raises Over $55,000 for Local Organizations Arts & CultureCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas

Holidaze Raises Over $55,000 for Local Organizations

Local pop-up bar Holidaze raised over $55,000 for local non-profit organizations this year.

Aron SheltonFebruary 4, 2022

Razorback Basketball Star Signs with Athlete Advocate Consortium (AAC) to Support Local Nonprofit Benton CountyFood InsecurityPovertyRogersSpringdale

Razorback Basketball Star Signs with Athlete Advocate Consortium (AAC) to Support Local Nonprofit

Arkansas’ senior guard JD Notae has chosen to work with Samaritan Community Center, a Northwest Arkansas non-profit providing food and…

Aron SheltonFebruary 2, 2022

Peace at Home Family Shelter Expansion To Include Pet Sanctuary AnimalsChildren and YouthCommunityFayettevilleHealth & Wellbeing

Peace at Home Family Shelter Expansion To Include Pet Sanctuary

In addition, the expansion will accommodate up to about 100 people, and each family would have their own unit and…

Aron SheltonFebruary 2, 2022

Arkansas LGBTQ+ Advancement Fund Announces Grant Awards and Next Grant Cycle CommunityDEIHealth & WellbeingNorthwest Arkansas

Arkansas LGBTQ+ Advancement Fund Announces Grant Awards and Next Grant Cycle

Arkansas Community Foundation today announced that 21 grants, totaling $750,000, were made to support organizations in NW Arkansas and across…

Aron SheltonFebruary 2, 2022

Reimagine Arkansas Workforce Project Launches Free Online Training Program CommunityEducationNorthwest Arkansas

Reimagine Arkansas Workforce Project Launches Free Online Training Program

The federally funded grant program, administered by the U of A and several partners, is designed to help Arkansans advance…

Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2022

2022 Black History Month Events Roundup by Arkansas Soul Arts & CultureDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogers

2022 Black History Month Events Roundup by Arkansas Soul

Check out Arkansas Soul's roundup of virtual and in-person events happening in Northwest Arkansas and across the state in celebration…

Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2022

Familiar Flavors Offer Refugees a Taste of Home in Northwest Arkansas – Saveur 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

Meet a Local Nonprofit: Resilient Black Women CommunityDEIHealth & WellbeingNorthwest Arkansas

Meet a Local Nonprofit: Resilient Black Women

Resilient Black Women is dedicated to increasing conversations about mental health and culture and seeking to reimagine mental health access…

Aron SheltonJanuary 27, 2022

Communities Unlimited Sets Local Underserved Entrepreneurs Up for Success Benton CountyCommunityDEINorthwest ArkansasWashington County

Communities Unlimited Sets Local Underserved Entrepreneurs Up for Success

Since 2020, Communities Unlimited has made 42 loans totaling $438,000 in the region.

Aron SheltonJanuary 26, 2022

Kiva NW Arkansas Surpassed $500,000 in Crowdfunded Loans 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