Heart of Arkansas United Way

A bill to end affirmative action in education hiring and outlaw state goals for steering procurement contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses in Arkansas gained approval Monday night. read more >

For the last 96 years, Heart of Arkansas United Way has served our community by leading initiatives and making investments in local programs that create meaningful, sustainable change in education, financial stability and health. read more >

Nonprofit executives in Arkansas and beyond can’t say for sure if changes to the federal tax code in 2017 caused a drop in giving in 2018. But they didn’t help. read more >

Through United Way-led initiatives, grants to local organizations, and partnerships around issues that are too big for any one organization to tackle alone, Heart of Arkansas United Way creates long-term, sustainable change. read more >

Heart of Arkansas United Way says Lynn Pharr, a native Arkansan with 30 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, is its new president and CEO read more >