AR: Philanthropy
Groups Help Erase Medical Debt for 24,000 Arkansans
Philanthropic groups have collaborated to erase more than $35 million in medical debt for Arkansas residents. Over the last few months, the groups …
Group Aims to Make Holiday Season Special for AR Foster Youth
The holiday season can be a difficult time for anyone away from home, especially for kids in foster care. Volunteers in Arkansas have been working …
Relief Groups in AR after Deadly Tornadoes: 'A Devastating Thing to See'
JONESBORO, Ark. - Disaster relief responders are assessing the damage from the tornadoes that took two lives in northeast Arkansas and caused major …
Arkansans Among Top Charitable Donors Entering Giving Tuesday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A new survey shows that Arkansas is poised to make the most of Giving Tuesday, the annual day created to remind shoppers to …
Tax Assistance Offers “A Great Volunteer Opportunity”
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The AARP Foundation's Tax-Aide program is looking for volunteers and the folks who do it say it's fun and a great thing to do…
A Celebration of Service Salutes AR Family Caregivers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Five minutes or five hours, it all can make a difference on the National Day of Service and Remembrance on Sept. 11 - this …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Charity Check
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - From snacks to bags, pizza boxes to pajamas, 'tis the season when pink-ribbon products pile up on store shelves across Arkansas …
Growers' Gift Spaghetti Sauce – Gleaning for Arkansas’s Hungry
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas farmers and the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance are gleaning and cooking to feed the hungry. Gleaning is a practice that …
Got an Extra Cow? South Dakota Needs Your Help
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Can you spare a cow? It's a question being asked of farm folks around the country, including Arkansas, as part of an …
Report: Megabanks Give Less than 1% to Charity
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In an effort to rebuild their tarnished reputations, the nation's biggest banks are touting their charitable contributions and …