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September 19, 2023

by A.J. Gary As the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management Director, I have seen many areas of our state impacted by severe weather events. I have seen firsthand the difference in the speed of recovery based on the level to which a community is prepared for the event. While there is nothing we can do […]

September 19, 2023

Mayflower’s Decade of Resilience in the Face of Three Disasters By Adena J. White midst the chaos and challenges of a crisis lies an opportunity for growth. Over the course of a decade, the city of Mayflower was confronted with three catastrophes: an oil pipeline spill in March 2013, a devastating tornado in April 2014, […]

September 19, 2023

By Kim Dishongh Charlotte Jackson was at work when a tornado tore through her neighborhood on March 31, 2023. Her focus during the storm had been on the children in her care at a kindergarten through 8th grade school and on calming her daughter, across town at the high school she attends. In the aftermath, […]

September 19, 2023

Permanent housing remains a need for dozens of Wynne residents By Adena White More than five months after a deadly tornado tore through the city of Wynne, dedicated volunteers in the community continue to help residents rebuild their lives. Fred Strasser is a minister at the Wynne Church of Christ who is working to help […]

September 19, 2023

By Jessica Ford A VOAD Long-Term Recovery Group (LTRG) is a collaborative effort that emerges after a disaster. It’s a who’s who of national and local organizations working together to provide disaster response and recovery services. VOAD stands for “Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.” Human, material, and financial resources flow into communities after a disaster, […]

September 5, 2023

Business owners can deservedly daydream about the “extended vacation” that comes with selling a business!  While it all sounds good, business brokers will tell you that many business owners fail to optimize—and sometimes even compromise—the value of their business’s proceeds by rushing the process, hastily determining an asking price, or not fully assessing the value […]

September 5, 2023

Such a difference a year makes – maybe? By August 2022, markets were down 12% for the year and inflation was up 8.3% year-over-year. Perhaps consequently, but then unknown, annual charitable giving was on its way to a rare (fourth time in 40 years) year-over year decline of some 4% according to Giving USA. Certainly […]

August 24, 2023

Creating Incentives for families to apply for free and reduced lunches Arkansas Community Foundation recently made a grant to the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance in response to a lower number of Free/Reduced School Meal forms being turned in across the state. Just because a family has qualified for free or reduced lunches doesn’t automatically mean […]

August 4, 2023

Don’t forget that August is National Make-A-Will month. Even if your estate planning documents are already in place, this is still a good time to review your will, trust, and beneficiary designations to ensure that they still capture your financial and family situation, as well as your intentions.  It’s hard not to be inspired by […]

August 4, 2023

Despite the recently-announced decline in 2022 charitable giving, we continue to hear inspiring stories from you and other fundholders. And we continue to work with new individuals and families to establish their own charitable funds at the Community Foundation, and nothing could make us happier! Increasing charitable giving and connecting donors to important causes are […]