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
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
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
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
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