OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

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    • Coming Soon

    • AIRE

    • Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition

    • Circles NWA

    • Democratic Party of Benton County

    • Indivisible NWA

    • League of Women Voters Washington Co

    • Moms Demand Action

    • Not On Our Watch NWA

    • OMNI Center

    • PAWPAC

    • PRIDE at the University of Arkansas

    • Samaritan Community Center

    • Second Helping NWA

    • Washington County Democratic Women’s Caucus

    • Washington County Democrats

    • Young Democrats of Arkansas

    • OMNI Center

    • Zero Hour Arkansas

    • AIRE

    • For AR People

    • Indivisible NWA

    • League of Women Voters Washington Co

    • Moms Demand Action

    • Not On Our Watch NWA

    • PAWPAC

    • Washington County Democratic Women’s Caucus

    • Washington County Democrats

    • Democratic Party of Benton County

    • Young Democrats of Arkansas

    • AFGE Local 2201

    • Moms Demand Action

    • Samaritan Community Center

    • AIRE

    • Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition

    • Circles NWA

    • For AR People

    • Indivisible NWA

    • League of Women Voters Washington Co

    • OMNI Center

    • PAWPAC

    • PRIDE at the University of Arkansas

    • Samaritan Community Center

    • Washington County Democratic Women’s Caucus

    • Young Democrats of Arkansas

    • Zero Hour Arkansas

    • Coming Soon but check out Circles NWA and Second Helping NWA

    • Circles NWA

    • Samaritan Community Center

    • Second Helping NWA

    • AIRE

    • Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition

    • For AR People

    • Friends of Palestine NWA

    • Indivisible NWA

    • League of Women Voters Washington Co

    • Moms Demand Action

    • Not On Our Watch NWA

    • OMNI Center

    • PAWPAC

    • PRIDE at the University of Arkansas

    • Second Helping NWA

    • Washington County Democratic Women’s Caucus

    • Washington County Democrats

    • Young Democrats of Arkansas

    • Zero Hour Arkansas

50501 Movement - Arkansas

➤ Political Action ➤ Political Engagement

A local branch of the national 50501 Movement focused on disrupting the status quo for justice & equality.

  • 50501 (short for "50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement") is a political action organization founded to protest the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration in the United States.

  • National Website: www.fiftyfifty.one

    Bluesky: @50501Arkansas.bsky.social

    Instagram: @50501_arkansas

AIRE

➤ Community Support ➤ Education & Development ➤ Social Justice & Advocacy

Focuses on immigrant rights and language justice, community-building, education, & advocacy.

  • We’re a community alliance working to build a supportive neighborhood for NWA/River Valley immigrants through education, advocacy, & language justice.

  • Instagram: @aire.arkansas

    Facebook: @AIRE

AFGE Local 2201

➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Community Support ➤ Health & Wellness 

The American Federation of Government Employees Local 2201 represents VA healthcare employees, focusing on advocacy, workplace justice, and support within the healthcare system.

Arkansas Appleseed

➤ Community Support ➤ Education & Development ➤ Social Justice & Advocacy

Through research, legal action, and policy change, Arkansas Appleseed protects freedom, opportunity, and justice in Arkansas.

  • Arkansas Appleseed’s mission is to make Arkansas a better place to live and work. Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center is a nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2021 to make Arkansas a better place to live and work. Through research, legal action, and policy change, we protect freedom, opportunity, and justice in Arkansas.

    Arkansas Appleseed works in coalition with other non-profit advocacy organizations in-state to grow Arkansas’s policy advocacy infrastructure.

  • Website: www.arappleseed.org

    Donate: www.arappleseed.org/donate

    Facebook: @arappleseed

    Instagram: @ar.appleseed

Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition

➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Community Support ➤ Education & Development

Works on ending mass incarceration through advocacy and education, with a focus on systemic change and supporting impacted individuals.

Circles NWA

➤ Poverty & Economic Support ➤ Community Support & Connection 

Helps people out of poverty by building social capital & breaking down systemic barriers, with an emphasis on education & community.

  • Circles is a nationally proven and innovative way of connecting people across socioeconomic lines in an effort to move individuals and families out of poverty. Circles is not just another program to manage poverty. Circles is uniquely designed to reduce poverty by helping low-income individuals expand their social capital while bringing the community together in solidarity to reduce the barriers keeping people in poverty.

  • Website: www.circlesnwa.org

    Donate: www.circlesnwa.org/donate

    Volunteer: www.circlesnwa.org/volunteer

    Facebook: @circlesnwa

    Instagram: @circlesnwa

Democratic Party of Benton County

➤ Political Engagement ➤ Community Support & Connection

As a county-level political party affiliate, its central focus is civic engagement through elections, with a secondary emphasis on local community organizing.

Democratic Socialists of America NWA

➤ Political Activism ➤ Reform 

A group of local activists working together help those in need, work toward peace, and build a world that puts people and planet before profit.

  • We are the Northwest Arkansas DSA! Please explore our website to learn more about our actions! Our goal is to help each other and create a society that is more fair and equal than what we see today. Democratic Socialists want to focus their help to those in need and heed the call for peace around the world. Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society.


    We are a group of local residents and activists working together—and sometimes in coalitions—to build a world that puts people and planet before profit. Our member-driven organization is made possible by comrades volunteering their labor, each according to their ability and their need.

  • Website: dsanwa.org 

    Email: NWAdemsoc.HGO@gmail.com

    Instagram: @nwadsa

    Facebook: @dsaofnwa

FHS Students Demand Action

➤ Political Activism ➤ Education & Youth Development ➤ Gun Reform

This student-led chapter mobilizes youth for gun reform, blending activism with leadership development, education, and civic engagement.

For AR People

➤ Political Engagement ➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Public Education

Primarily a civic engagement and political accountability group, with strong ties to advocacy and public education.

Friends of Palestine NWA

➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Community Support ➤ Public Education

Focused on raising awareness, educating the public, and advocating for justice and peace, all within a community and solidarity framework.

Indivisible NWA

➤ Political Activism ➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Community Support

Focuses on civic action, democratic training, mentorship, and advocacy through community-based activism.

  • Our mission is to empower Arkansans to do democracy together. 

    We advocate for issue-specific policy decisions through civic action, community conversations, and public demonstrations.
    We aim to provide small group mentorship in democratic and civic action training, fostering accountability with daily civic actions, monthly large gatherings, and public non-violent protests and other actions. 

  • More information: https://sites.google.com/view/indivisiblenwa

    Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisiblenwa1318347916

League of Women Voters Washington Co

➤ Political Engagement ➤ Political Activism ➤ Community Support

Promotes informed civic participation, voter rights, and policy education in a nonpartisan way.

  • The League of Women Voters of Washington County, Arkansas is a 100% volunteer-run, nonpartisan organization and a local chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
    We encourage informed and active participation in government, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. Our priority issues at this time are voter registration and access, ranked-choice voting, and redistricting.
    We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. All are welcome.

  • Website: https://www.lwvarwc.org/

    Volunteer: https://www.lwvarwc.org/volunteer

Moms Demand Action

➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Community Engagement ➤ Political Activism

Works to reduce gun violence through policy change, public safety advocacy, and community engagement.

  • Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. We pass stronger gun laws and work to close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. We also work in our own communities and with business leaders to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership. We know that gun violence is preventable, and we’re committed to doing what it takes to keep families safe.

  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16Q8BpXSmy/

NAACP NWA Branch

➤ Civil Rights ➤ Political Activism

Ensuring that black lives are a priority in all spaces. The Branch’s focus is “Onward and Upward” in pursuit of achieving social justice in Northwest Arkansas.

  • The NAACP was founded February 12, 1909 and is the oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization.The Northwest Arkansas Branch of the NAACP was chartered through the efforts of Dr. John L Colbert. Through his vision and activism, the NWA Branch #60 AC of the NAACP charter with a record 132 members on October 19, 2013. Dedicated to improving the political, educational, social, and economic status of minorities and eliminating racial prejudice, the Branch’s members generously donate their time towards these efforts.

    The inaugural charter luncheon was held on February 9, 2014 at the Metroplex Event Center in Rogers. The Branch was pleased to have in attendance, NAACP Arkansas State President, Mr. Dale Charles; Keynote Speaker, Hilary O. Shelton who served as the Vice President for Advocacy/Director to the NAACP’s Washington Bureau was the Keynote Speaker; and local area officials.

    The Branch’s focus is “Onward and Upward” in pursuit of achieving social justice in Northwest Arkansas.

  • Website: https://www.nwanaacp.org 

    Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DPEM7UYR9PRFE 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwanaacp

New Beginnings

➤ Neighborhood Development ➤ Community Support ➤ Poverty Support

Developing neighborhoods that end homelessness.

  • Chronic homelessness is bigger than charity drives and shelters.


    Every year, hundreds of our neighbors in Northwest Arkansas are stuck in a cycle of tents, ER visits, and jail stays. Short-term fixes don’t break that cycle. Without long-term solutions, the costs – to them and to all of us – keep climbing.


    Chronic homelessness represents only 20% of the homeless population but drives 80% of the costs.


    People living unsheltered are far more likely to suffer poor health, early death, and repeated trauma.


    Our community spends millions reacting instead of solving.


    New Beginnings has built a proven model: neighborhoods of dignity, support, and stability.

    We’ve shown that with a safe roof over their heads, case management, and community, people can move from crisis to lasting housing.

  • Website: newbeginningsnwa.org

    Donate: newbeginningsnwa.org/donate-new 

    Instagram: @newbeginningsnwa

    Facebook: @NewBeginningsNWA

Not On Our Watch NWA

➤ Political Activism ➤ Public Education 

A local activist group opposing Project 2025 and defending democracy through education and peaceful action.

  • Not On Our Watch NWA is an activist community focused on fighting the implementation of Project 2025. We have 70+ members and meet monthly to share ideas, plan local peaceful actions, and support one another. 

    Our local group connects like-minded people in our community who want to work with others who share their values to protect democracy on the local, state and national levels. Top of mind is Project 2025, which will remain a threat to our freedoms no matter who wins the presidential election this year.

  • Website: https://redwineblue.controlshift.app/groups/not-on-our-watch 

    Organizer: Lisa Herrington - Contact on Website

OMNI Center

➤ Neighborhood & Community Support ➤ Social Justice ➤ Political Activism

A broad-based organization promoting peace, justice, sustainability, and education through events and outreach.

PAWPAC

➤ Community Support & Connection ➤ Political Engagement ➤ Advocacy

The Progressive Arkansas Women PAC addresses political underrepresentation by financially and strategically empowering women candidates. Its work spans advocacy, mentorship, and grassroots community-building.

PRIDE at the U of A

➤ Social Justice & Advocacy ➤ Education & Youth Development

This campus-based group advocates for LGBTQ+ equality and fosters a safe, informed, and supportive student environment, empowering youth through education and visibility.

Samaritan Community Center

➤ Poverty & Economic Support ➤ Health & Wellness ➤ Community Connection

Offers food, dental care, counseling, kids' programs, and other supportive services to vulnerable populations.

  • As a grace-driven nonprofit, we’ve been serving the hurting and hungry in Northwest Arkansas with dignity and compassion since 2002. Guided by our belief to love and serve like Jesus, our organization has grown to include a variety of impactful programs. Our Samaritan Shop thrift stores in Rogers and Springdale play a vital role, providing essential financial support to help us continue offering hope and assistance to those in need.

    SCC services include the Samaritan Cafe, Market, Farm, and Shops, SnackPacks and BackPacks for kids, counseling, a dental program, and more.

  • Website: https://www.samcc.org

    Donate: https://www.samcc.org/donate

    Volunteer: https://www.samcc.org/volunteer-page

    Instagram: @samaritancommunitycenter

    Facebook: @samaritancommunitycenter

    Locations in Springdale & Rogers

Second Helping NWA

➤ Neighborhood & Community Development ➤ Poverty & Economic Support

Combines food access with deeper conversations about inequality and community issues.

  • It was a desire to feed people coupled with a desire to fill a need that birthed Secondhand Smoke and Second Helping NWA. Secondhand Smoke is where food intersects with community-it is the foundation. Our foundation is rooted in connecting not just to, but within the community to feed people. It started out of a desire to provide food to anyone for any occasion.
    The opportunities to provide food through Secondhand Smoke quickly became opportunities to engage in conversations about community and the underlying obstacles that plagued community residents. Woven within these conversations was a need that revealed itself-this need centered around food insecurity.

  • Website: https://secondhelpingnwa.com

    Contact: 479 – 841- 4098

    Donate: https://secondhelpingnwa.com/index.php/donations/2559

    Community Impact: https://secondhelpingnwa.com/index.php/community-impact

TASC NWA

➤ Education & Youth Development ➤ Community Service ➤ Health & Wellness

Teen Action & Support Center (TASC) supports teens holistically—through mental health, parenting resources, art, mentorship, and community service—fitting across several core categories aimed at personal and collective growth.

Washington County Democrats

➤ Political Advocacy ➤ Political Engagement ➤ Public Education

Political organizing and advocacy focused on Democratic principles and community engagement.

  • The Democratic Party of Washington County is one of the most active and influential political committees in Arkansas. We work to elect and support democratic candidates as well as keep our community informed of important political issues and events.
    ​We are fighting for a better, fairer, and brighter future for every American: rolling up our sleeves, empowering grassroots voters, and organizing everywhere to build back better.
    ​Whether you're new to politics, want to find out more, or are a self-proclaimed political animal, we have a spot for you.

    Our Committee meets monthly on the Third Monday of every month at 6:00 pm.

  • Website: https://www.washcodemocrats.com

    Join: https://www.washcodemocrats.com/membership

    Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wcdfield2024

Wash County Democratic Women’s Caucus

➤ Political Advocacy ➤ Political Engagement ➤ Public Education

Focuses on civic participation, leadership development, and amplifying women's voices in politics.

  • The Washington County Democratic Women (WCDW) are committed to identifying and supporting candidates and elected officials that uphold the principles of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. 

    We are an organization comprised of mothers, wives, sisters, educators, students, doctors, environmentalists, activists, elected officials, and retired women.

    WCDW works to unite this diversity of devoted women behind two common goals–the support of the Democratic Party and the involvement of women in the political process.

    The purpose of WCDW is to provide educational programs for the membership and the greater community, to encourage Democratic women candidates, to strengthen civic participation, to recruit volunteers for campaigns, and to provide a greater voice for women.

  • Website: https://www.democraticwomenwashcoar.com 

    Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wcdw2023

Young Dems of Arkansas

➤ Political Advocacy ➤ Political Engagement ➤ Public Education

A multi-faceted youth political organization that not only supports voter engagement but also provides education, advocacy, and community involvement opportunities for young Arkansans.

Youth Matters NWA

➤ Youth Education & Development ➤ Community Support

This group provides fundamental wraparound support (transport, food, safe space), while promoting youth engagement and leadership—strongly rooted in both connection and personal development.

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