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July 21, 2020

By Kim Dishongh A $25,000 COVID-19 Phase 2 Adaptation Grant from Arkansas Community Foundation is making it possible for Child Care Aware of NWA to help facilities that have been caring for the children of essential workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Childcare for essential workers has remained a critical need throughout the pandemic, but many […]

July 15, 2020

By Kim Dishongh Southern Bancorp Community Partners is using a $25,000 COVID-19 Phase 2 Adaptation Grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation to support Arkansans’ long-term financial health. Southern Bancorp will offer credit counseling for individuals who had to defer payments because of COVID-19-related lost wages or unemployment as they return to the workforce. The organization’s […]

June 30, 2020

The work continues. We have surveyed our nonprofit network and they are still reporting a higher than usual demand for services across the state. Nonprofits are still experiencing the “perfect storm” of increasing demand for services with decreasing donations. From food insecurity, housing, transportation, utility and rental assistance, social distancing requirements and broadband access… People […]

June 24, 2020

By Kim Dishongh The Central Delta Community Action Agency in Pine Bluff works with many families who were struggling financially even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Lost wages and unemployment have made their circumstances even more tenuous. The agency is using a $25,000 COVID-19 Phase 2 Adaptation Grant from Arkansas Community Foundation to help low-income families […]

June 10, 2020

By Kim Dishongh  The Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas (HWOA) used a mini-grant from Arkansas Community Foundation to help Hispanic women in northwest Arkansas. The grant helped HWOA clients access information and resources while schools and other organizations were closed or offering limited services because of the spread of COVID-19. “There is certainly social distancing, but […]

June 5, 2020

Little Rock, Ark. (June 5, 2020) – Arkansas Community Foundation has awarded the second phase of funding from its COVID-19 Relief Fund to help organizations statewide adapt to new and increased demands of the pandemic. These grants of up to $25,000 totaled $1,947,788 made to Arkansas nonprofits. When added to the 678 $1,000 Phase 1 […]

June 4, 2020

By Kim Dishongh  Main Street Russellville Inc., one organization that received a mini-grant from Arkansas Community Foundation, used it to support essential workers while helping some of the city’s downtown businesses. Danielle Housenick, executive director of Main Street Russellville, said the $1,000 COVID-19 rapid response mini-grant from the Foundation made it possible to purchase more […]

May 20, 2020

Little Rock, Ark. (May 20, 2020) – Two months after the creation of its COVID-19 Relief Fund to assist in pandemic relief, Arkansas Community Foundation has awarded $1,000 rapid response mini-grants to 678 organizations in 149 cities and towns located in 67 counties. “These mini-grants support immediate, essential community needs in human services, food, health, […]

May 19, 2020

Arkansas Community Foundation continues to see generosity pouring in from across the state. Since activating our fund on March 18, we have seen millions of dollars donated, pledged or reallocated from our fundholders and the general public. Every week businesses, private foundations, individuals and civic groups are giving. In turn, we are granting dollars out the […]

May 19, 2020

Nonprofit and community organizations across Arkansas have sprung into action to assist our neighbors in need in the wake of COVID-19. In every corner of the state, caring individuals are working to ensure that vital services like food pantries, domestic violence shelters, tutoring and mentoring, support for individuals with disabilities and rent/utility assistance can continue […]