This is a notification that the Catalyst Fund will be coming to an end when the remaining funds run out. Based on the current demand, we predict this to happen by mid-October 2023.
Thank you for another amazing Coordindate NWA! Stay tuned for updates about next years CNWA.
EVENT COUNTDOWN
September 7th
We held this year's Coordinate NWA Summit on September 7, 2023, at the Ledger in Bentonville. It was an amazing day packed with great content, people, and takeaways. We cannot way to do it again next year.
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Chancellor, University of Arkansas
Associate Professor & Family Medicine Physician, UAMS
Clinical Director & Counselor, The Joshua Center
Executive Director, Healthcare Transformation Division NWA Council
CEO Coach, Strategist
Vice President, Excellerate Foundation | Executive Director, Hark NWA
Co-Founder, For the Love
Lead Social Services Advocate, Fayetteville Police Department
Sergeant, Fayetteville Police Department
Community Resource Center Manager, Feed Rogers
Director of Social Support, Hark at Excellerate Foundation
Vice President of Programs, Excellerate Foundation
Senior Program Officer Home Region Program, Walton Family Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Planning and Community Development Director, City of Bentonville
President and CEO, Upskill NWA
City of Bentonville, Walmart
Managing Director, Colliers International, Former Board Chair, Excellerate Foundation
President and CEO, Excellerate Foundation
Director of Community Engagement, Hark at Excellerate Foundation
Director & Co-Founder, Gap Relief
Co-Director & Co-Founder, Gap Relief
Check back soon for our full lineup of speakers.
9.7.23
| 8:30 AM | DOORS OPEN: Breakfast from Table Mesa |
| 9:00 AM | FROM THEN TO NOW: Exploring Transformations Since 2022 |
| with Josh Hall, Hark at Excellerate Foundation | |
| 10:00 AM | PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST: Panel Discussion on Community-Centric Solutions |
| with Excellerate Foundation (Moderating), Fayetteville Police Department, Feed Rogers, For the Love | |
| 11:00 AM | KEYNOTE: Dr. Charles Robinson, Chancellor, University of Arkansas |
| 11:45 AM | LUNCH : Tavola |
| 12:45 PM | WELCOME BACK |
| 1:00 PM | BREAKOUT 1 |
| Embracing Connection: The Power of Healing Conversations with Dr. James Hawkins, Doc Hawk & the Joshua Center | |
| BREAKOUT 2 | |
| Empowering Change: Applying the Hark Model for Lasting Impact with Josh Hall & Tanya Deasis, Hark at Excellerate Foundation | |
| BREAKOUT 3 | |
| Building Excellence: Strengthening your Nonprofit with Jeff Webster, Excellerate Foundation | |
| 2:00 PM | BREAKOUT 1 |
| Cultural Competencies: Our Responsibility to Serve in Healthcare with Equity with Dr. Sheldon Riklon, UAMS Health, Carol Silva Moralez, Upskill NWA & Ryan Cork, NWA Council | |
| BREAKOUT 2 | |
| Leading the Way: Cultivating Organizational Health and Culture with Ben Cashion | |
| BREAKOUT 3 | |
| Building Affordable Communities through Partnerships with Jeff Webster, Excellerate Foundation, Gayatri Agnew, City of Bentonville, & Tyler Overstreet, City of Bentonville | |
| 3:00 PM | BREAKOUT 1 |
| Renew, Recharge, Reconnect: Strategies to Combat Compassion Fatigue with Gap Relief | |
| BREAKOUT 2 | |
| Pursuing Funding Opportunities: Strategies for Writing Effective Grant Requests with Justin Fletcher, Excellerate Foundation Angela Oxford, Walmart Foundation, & Joe Randel, Walton Family Foundation | |
| BREAKOUT 3 | |
| Building a Strong & Healthy Board with Steve Lane, Colliers International, & Jeff Webster, Excellerate Foundation | |
| 4:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS |
| 4:10 PM | HAPPY HOUR |
**Hark at Excellerate Foundation | ERA Communications Update**
In partnership with Benton County, our goal has been and will continue to be to distribute Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program dollars as efficiently as possible to residents that need it most in the midst of this pandemic. We will continue to communicate with you as things change or updates are made. Please see below.
Since February 2021, Benton County and Hark at Excellerate Foundation have partnered to distribute nearly $15M in rental assistance to county residents through ERA. As we approach the end of those funds, Benton County has worked hard to acquire additional available funding in order to continue meeting those needs given the recent spike and potential future spikes in COVID cases. While this additional funding has been approved, Benton County administrators expect a brief lag time until those funds are transfered from the U.S. Treasury. Unfortunately, there will likely be delays in the distribution of rental assistance funds until those dollars are received. We expect at least a one week delay in fund distribution.
**Changes are coming January 1st, 2022 to the Benton County Rental Assistance (ERA) program. Please read.**
Throughout the course of the ERA program, Benton County has monitored the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on county residents, revising program policies as needed to ensure that the level of financial assistance available matched the severity of conditions on the ground. As businesses have reopened, mask mandates have expired, and the unemployment rate has stabilized to pre-pandemic levels, Benton County is again making changes to reflect the current environment.
The following ERA policies for Benton County will go into effect on January 1, 2022:
If you have any questions or concerns please email [email protected]
**Hark at Excellerate Foundation | Actualización de comunicaciones de ERA**
En asociación con el condado de Benton, nuestro objetivo ha sido y seguirá siendo distribuir los dólares del programa de asistencia de alquiler (ERA) en la manera más eficiente posible a los residentes que más lo necesitan en medio de esta pandemia. Continuaremos comunicándonos si algo cambia o realizan actualizaciones. Por favor, lea más abajo.
Desde febrero de 2021, el condado de Benton y Hark en Excellerate Foundation se han asociado para distribuir casi $15 millones en asistencia para el alquiler a los residentes del condado a través de ERA. A medida que nos acercamos al final de esos fondos, el condado de Benton ha trabajado arduamente para adquirir fondos adicionales con el propósito de continuar satisfaciendo las necesidades siendo que los casos de COVID han aumentado recientemente y posiblemente van a subir más. Aunque han sido aprobadas las finanzas adicionales, los administradores del condado de Benton esperan un breve tiempo de retraso hasta que esos fondos sean transferidos del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos. Desafortunadamente, es probable que haya retrasos en la distribución hasta que se reciban esos dólares. Esperamos al menos un retraso de una semana en la distribución de fondos.
**Los cambios llegarán el 1 de enero de 2022 al programa de Asistencia de Alquiler del condado de Benton (ERA). Por favor lee:**
A lo largo del programa ERA, el condado de Benton ha monitoreado la pandemia de COVID-19 y su impacto a los residentes del condado,revisando lo necesario de las políticas del programa para garantizar que el nivel de asistencia financiera disponible coincida con la gravedad de las condiciones actual del condado. A medida que las empresas han reabierto, los mandatos de máscaras han vencido y la proporción de desempleo se ha estabilizado a los niveles previos a la pandemia, el condado de Benton está haciendo cambios nuevamente de acuerdo con nuestro estado de hoy en día.
Las siguientes políticas para el condado de Benton comenzarán el 1 de enero, 2022
Si tiene alguna pregunta o preocupación, por favor mándenos un email [email protected]
**Melele ko Rekāāl Tata an Hark at Excellerate Foundation / ERA**
Ilo ad jerbal ibben Benton County, kar kōttōbar eo ad in im enaaj en̄iin wot bwe jen ajeeji jāān ko jen Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program eo ilo ejjelo̗k kalijōklo̗k n̄an ro elap tata aer aikuji ilo ien pandemic in. Jenaaj wōnmaanlo̗k wot ilo ad karon̄ kom ilo an melele im oktak ko rekaal bōk jikier . Jouj im lale ijin ilal.
Jen kar Feruary 2021 eo, Benton County im Hark at Excellerate Foundation eo rekar ibbendoon im kōjerbal ERA n̄an leto letak ekebaak $15 Million n̄an jiban̄ ikijjien jikin jokwe n̄an ro rej jokwe ilo county. Elakkar jino an maat jāān eo, Benton County ekar kate im bar kabbok jāān n̄an kabwe aikuj ko maantak einwot an kar laplo̗k ak maron̄ laplo̗k nan̄inmej in COVID tokelik. Kiō ke emōj kawāāppen jāān in, ritel ro ilo Benton County rej katmāne ke enaaj wor jidik ien kattar an jāān in delo̗n̄tok jen ibben U.S Treasury. Būromōj bwe emaron̄ rumijlo̗k an ajeej jāān in jiban̄ jikin jokwe in mae ien eitok. Jej tōmak emaron̄ rumijlok juōn wiik n̄an leto letak jaan in.
** Enaaj wor oktak ilo January 1, 2022 n̄an Benton County Rental Assistance (ERA) program eo. Jouj im riit.**
Ilo an program in an ERA bōk jikin, Benton County ekar etāle COVID-19 pandemic in im jo̗n̄an an jelet ro ilo county ko, im ukōti kakien ko an program in im rekkar bwe jo̗n̄an jāān eo en bwe n̄an jo̗n̄an jo̗reen ko rej walo̗k. Ilo an business ko bar jino bello̗k, jako kakien ko an mask, im unemployment ediklo̗k jen jinoin COVID, Benton county ej bar kōmman oktak ekkar n̄an ta ko rej walo̗k ibelakkid.
Kakien kein an ERA n̄an Benton County renaaj jino bōk jikier ilo January 1, 2022:
N̄e ewor am kajjitōk ak abnōnō, jouj im email e [email protected]