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
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
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
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 affordabilityAron SheltonOctober 13, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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