AR: Community Issues and Volunteering
Arkansans urged to donate blood amid critical shortage
Blood donations are important year-round, and January, which is National Blood Donor Month, presents a unique challenge because of the most recent …
’Tis the season for Christmas bird count in Arkansas
If you want to contribute to more than a century of science about the feathered friends in your community, the National Audubon Society's 124th …
Arkansans Encouraged to Roll Up Their Sleeves and Volunteer
National Volunteer Month, and AARP Arkansas is encouraging people to dedicate a little more time and energy to the communities and causes important …
National Day of Racial Healing Means Weeklong Events for AR
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday, and tomorrow is the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing. It's a call to action for racial …
AR Group Reduces Food Waste to Provide Hunger Relief
September is National Hunger Action Month, and groups across Arkansas are part of a nationwide push to get more people involved with reducing food …
Ark. Grants to Help Address Food Insecurity in Pulaski County
A new initiative in Arkansas' most populous county focuses on increasing healthy options at food pantries to help families experiencing challenges as …
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 …
COVID Vaccinations Up in AR as Delta Variant Spreads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansans are well aware the state is seeing one of the nation's worst outbreaks of the delta COVID variant - but it's also …
AR Creates Economic Recovery Task Force as Virus Spread Remains Uncertain
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced a new Economic Recovery Task Force to help Arkansas communities bounce back from the COVID-19 …
Sleepover at Historic AR Museum Focuses on Lives of Enslaved People
By Ruth Terry Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan Reporting for the YES! Magazine-Arkansas News Service Collaboration LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- By 1860…
Fraud Prevention: Don't Forget the Paper Trail
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Cyber crimes continue to increase and evolve, but some fraudsters still follow paper trails to steal personal information…
Three Arkansas Towns Awarded AARP Community Challenge Grants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three Arkansas towns are among the recipients of AARP Community Challenge grants for 2019. The program awards more than $1…