BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 1, 2026) – The Walton Family Foundation today announced the appointment of Luis Gonzalez as director of communications. With more than a decade of experience in philanthropy, Gonzalez will lead the foundation’s communications efforts, advancing its institutional priorities and the goals of its Education, Environment and Home Region programs as it implements a new five-year plan.
Engaged students are thriving and looking ahead with confidence, but too many Gen Z youth are missing the support, belonging and connection that make them feel engaged at school
Students are more likely to enjoy school when learning feels meaningful, they have strong relationships with adults, and they feel a sense of belonging. The fourth annual Walton Family Foundation and Gallup Voices of Gen Z Study finds that students with the strongest experiences of engagement, support and belonging are far more likely to feel prepared for the future than those with the fewest, 81% compared with 27%.
New research from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup shows that extreme weather strains the community conditions, including jobs, housing, trusted neighbors and natural spaces, that help people build better futures
New research from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup finds that extreme weather is straining the community conditions that help people build better futures, including jobs, housing, trusted neighbors and natural spaces.
For Prairie Grove Mayor David Faulk, building community doesn’t happen behind a desk. It happens when people get out, meet one another and spend time together. That same idea is shaping how Prairie Grove thinks about parks, trails and the places that create more opportunities for neighbors to cross paths.
