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Addressing Systemic Racism

What We Identified

The injustice aimed towards people in black communities across the country illustrates that there is deep, divisive, systemic racism in our country, from which Northwest Arkansas is not spared.

We have already begun to increase diversity among our leadership and to build diverse social networks as a key strategy in creating systemic change towards a more equitable community.

We will now take additional steps to further that commitment by providing opportunities for individual support, community dialogue, leadership education, and advocacy.

Through these actions, Excellerate will address short-term needs while fostering the long-term strategies required to be successful in this work. We will continue to act and to call others to join us in ensuring that human rights and the dignity of every individual are strengthened so that truly all people in Northwest Arkansas can thrive.

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Creating Diverse Social Networks

Building social networks across socioeconomic lines benefits all those involved and leads to transfo...

Building social networks across socioeconomic lines benefits all those involved and leads to transformative action that betters the lives of everyone.

Housing

Building Affordable Communities

There is more to solving the lack of affordable housing than building more infrastructure. We must b...

There is more to solving the lack of affordable housing than building more infrastructure. We must build communities.

Education

Early Childhood Development

Intervening as early as possible in children's formative years to ensure developmental opportunities...

Intervening as early as possible in children's formative years to ensure developmental opportunities are accessible and toxic stress is mitigated is key to ensuring their long term health, happiness, and success.

Education

Workforce Upskilling

Philanthropic, academic and employer stakeholders came together in 2021 to address workforce shortag...

Philanthropic, academic and employer stakeholders came together in 2021 to address workforce shortages in Northwest Arkansas. Our shared goal is to provide opportunities to upskill current residents into high demand careers throughout our community.

Expanding Diverse Social Networks

Excellerate has partnered with Potter’s House to see how its model of creating diverse social networ...

Excellerate has partnered with Potter’s House to see how its model of creating diverse social networks can be expanded to include family-to-family relationships.

Housing

Cobblestone Farm Community

Cobblestone Farm Community aims to provide affordable housing to low-income families in a diverse, i...

Cobblestone Farm Community aims to provide affordable housing to low-income families in a diverse, inclusive environment with additional services and resources that will help them thrive.

Housing

Bentonville Affordable Housing Workgroup

Much of Bentonville's workforce struggles to find affordable housing within the city.

A partnershi...

Much of Bentonville's workforce struggles to find affordable housing within the city.

A partnership was formed with the city of Bentonville staff, Bentonville city council, local developers, city of Bentonville planning commissioners, social service pro...

Education

Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Pre-K

Collaborating to provide early childhood development to hundreds of preschool children in Northwest ...

Collaborating to provide early childhood development to hundreds of preschool children in Northwest Arkansas.

Education

Upskill NWA

Upskill NWA will empower and prepare residents of Northwest Arkansas to pursue in-demand careers tha...

Upskill NWA will empower and prepare residents of Northwest Arkansas to pursue in-demand careers that have opportunities for advancement and provide financial stability for their families.

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NWA Dem Gaz | Foundation working to provide affordable housing in Northwest Arkansas
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The Creation of Hark

Identifying individual needs and building connections to resources through custom resource plans, in...

Identifying individual needs and building connections to resources through custom resource plans, innovative technology, leveraged data, and community collaborations.