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April 5, 2024Matt Mosler founded Home Again Pine Bluff several years ago to begin revitalizing the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, block by block. The nonprofit organization renovates homes and rents them at below-market value. It’s also setting residents on the path to home ownership. After three to five years, tenants can purchase the property for half the appraised value.
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March 17, 2024Through Delta Circles, Patricia Ashanti is helping Black women in the region build financial stability and independence. But the Helena, Arkansas-based nonprofit is also doing much more. It’s become a place of fellowship and friendship, where Black women build connection and confidence in the future.
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March 12, 2024The Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is a region ripe with talent. But like so many rural parts of America, its potential is often overlooked. The Walton Family Foundation is committed to supporting the exceptional people building lasting impact here. We’re proud to share the stories of the incredible people changing their communities for the better.
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October 19, 2023The Walton Family Foundation is working in collaboration with communities and leaders throughout the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta to build a lasting impact for its residents. Our new Delta strategy is rooted in community-driven change that removes historical inequities and creates opportunities for people to learn and lead a region brimming with potential.
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March 2, 2023This video presents an overview of the Walton Family Foundation's Theory of Change in Northwest Arkansas.
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February 23, 2023Entrepreneurship is key in building a vibrant economy. In Northwest Arkansas, the Walton Family Foundation is working to cultivate and expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of that vision, the foundation is supporting community partners as they build a pipeline for diverse entrepreneurial talent and remove barriers for underserved entrepreneurs.
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January 5, 2023Learn how local companies and nonprofits are creating innovative training programs that fill workforce needs and help residents find higher-wage careers.
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December 20, 2022How can we bring different perspectives and approaches to the same table? How can we truly listen to community voices so we can lead together? The Walton Family Foundation invited grantees for conversations to explore what it takes to redefine collaboration.
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December 20, 2022The Walton Family Foundation is rooted in multiple generations of family, where no voice is louder than the next, and different opinions are valued. We apply this legacy to our work, says Board Chair Annie Proietti.
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December 20, 2022We have a longstanding tradition of working in diverse communities. While we didn’t use the words diversity, equity and inclusion in the early 90s, that was really the origin and purpose of the family foundation in coming together, says Board Chair Annie Proietti.
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December 20, 2022The heart of the Walton Family Foundation’s work is creating access to opportunity, especially for those from overlooked and underrepresented communities, says Board Chair Annie Proietti.
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October 19, 2022The young people of Generation Z are the leaders of the future. But they are often overlooked in decisions about how to solve the problems they’ll inherit. Burdened by the challenges of today and tomorrow, Gen Zers want a new emphasis on listening to all voices in making decisions.
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June 20, 2022A COVID Relief Fund grant helped INTERFORM supply Northwest Arkansas communities with masks during the early phase of the pandemic. That experience helped the fashion and design nonprofit expand into small-batch production.
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May 9, 2022The Walton Family Foundation is working in collaboration with communities and leaders throughout the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta to build lasting impact for its residents. Our new Delta strategy is rooted in community-driven change that removes historical inequities and creates opportunities for people to learn and lead a region brimming with potential.
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December 13, 2021Executive Director Caryl M. Stern leads a discussion with Walton Family Foundation grantees about the importance of developing innovative strategies to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in our work to expand access to opportunity for people and communities.
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November 19, 2021Northwest Arkansas is an emerging hub for entrepreneurship in the Heartland. Local and national organizations are working together to build a community where all residents have access to economic and cultural opportunities. This conversation explores resources available to entrepreneurs in the region that help break down barriers innovators face when opening new businesses or startups.
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October 19, 2021The Walton Family Foundation supports community-driven housing solutions that help Northwest Arkansas remain an inclusive, vibrant and affordable place to live, where everyone has access to mixed-income, walkable, transit-accessible neighborhoods.
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September 24, 2021Sam Dean, executive director of the Amazeum in Bentonville, Arkansas, says communities must embrace and support a holistic view of education that ensures students have access to learning opportunities inside and outside of school.