You Make The Difference
At the Walton Family Foundation, we are grateful for leaders determined to improve lives and create opportunity. You are reimagining the future of education. You are innovating to protect water and fight climate change. You are building diverse, vibrant and inclusive communities . Across the vast and varied work we support, you make the difference. You inspire us to be better.
November 30, 2021
Amid the hardships of the past year, our grantees and partners have been beacons of inspiration
November 30, 2021
At a time of upheaval and ongoing uncertainty, we are grateful for the students, parents, educators and communities that remain resilient
November 30, 2021
In this season of gratitude, I’m thankful for community leaders working with their neighbors to make the region a place where everyone belongs
November 30, 2021
Amid climate distress, I draw inspiration from people and communities tackling our water crisis
"Every day, but especially in this season of gratitude, you give us hope. You inspire us to be better."
CARYL M. STERN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
Home Region
Supporting Communities in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta
September 28, 2021
Partners for Better Housing is expanding sustainable, mixed-income housing to build inclusive communities
September 22, 2021
We must bring everyone to the table for solutions that meet student needs inside and outside of school
May 27, 2021
In Northwest Arkansas, Music Moves brings the history of Black music and art into the present
October 5, 2021
EforAll brings inclusive entrepreneurship training to Northwest Arkansas’ Hispanic community
K-12 Education
Community-Designed, Community-Driven Educational Change
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September 21, 2021At EdChoice, I see firsthand how engaged communities can improve access to quality schools -
March 4, 2021A homeschool co-op in Atlanta provides a safe space for students - and relief for parents
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On learning and implementing lessons from the pandemic -
How The Oakland Reach supports parents and students during the pandemic -
Environment
Protecting Rivers, Oceans and the Communities They Support
September 29, 2021
From sustainability to inclusion, the National Young Farmers Coalition promotes their generation’s values
March 30, 2021
Climate change threatens our water resources and the communities they support. Here’s why I am
impatiently optimistic we can create a better future
April 9, 2021
At the Navajo Water Project, Emma Robbins builds trust – and partnerships – with communities to deliver running water to families in need
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March 22, 2021From mending equipment to processing catch, to sales, women do jobs critical to the industry’s success -
August 17, 2021Natural infrastructure projects hold enormous potential to address the impacts of our climate crisis