Thanks to our supporters throughout the state, our Soup Sunday events were big successes this year. We hit record turnout and fundraising milestones in both Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas. Combined, we brought in more than $110,000 and served...
Finding enough foster homes for children has always been tough, but finding homes for kids with disabilities is often harder. Arkansas Support Network facilitates Care and Training/Respite homes for families willing to open their homes to kids needing a...
Check out the tantalizing lineup for this weekend’s Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday! The event is from 4:30-7 p.m. at the NWA Convention Center on 48th Street in Springdale. Tickets are $20/$5 kids. Acapulco Mexican Grill – Sopa de Tortilla...
Our NWA office is featured in this week’s “Doing Good” segment on KNWA, the NBC affiliate. Each week, the station takes a look at an organization or a person working to improve the community. KNWA’s Laine Baker interviewed Laura...
More than 50 people attended AACF’s Policy Cafe in Bentonville last week to learn about children’s issues and to share their concerns with our staff and volunteers. They included representatives of our partner organizations, parents, school officials, students and...
Congratulations to Laura Kellams, AACF’s Northwest Arkansas Director. She was named to Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list! She has been working hard since 2008 to serve the community through researching the state of children in the...
The state Legislative Task Force on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity will conduct a town hall meeting in Northwest Arkansas on May 26th as part of its statewide effort to create a more coordinated, comprehensive effort to reduce poverty...
NWA Soup Sunday is this Sunday, Feb. 28. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Tickets are available at the door. $15 for adults and $5 for kids 5-12. For more information, call...
One of AACF’s board members, Diana Gonzales Worthen of Springdale, was honored by the Springdale School District for her work on the district’s Toyota Family Literacy Program grant. The University of Arkansas recognized Worthen in a press release Tuesday, pointing...
Northwest Arkansas leads the state in the increase of use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, according to a county-level analysis by The New York Times. The data show that since 2007, food stamp...