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A newly formed coalition is exploring ways to make childcare more available and affordable in Arkansas. More than 30 organizations are working with Excel By Eight to identify solutions to childcare needs. Angela Duran is the executive director of Excel By Eight. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about how the work began with a childcare task force two years ago.
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People in the food and hospitality industry face many of the same obstacles to success as nonprofits. For 20 farm, food and hospitality businesses in northwest Arkansas, there is a program called Cureate Courses. Kim Bryden is the CEO and Founder of Cureate and spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program.
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Goodmaker U is the guiding force behind Raise NWA. Raise NWA is a partnership between Goodmaker U, the Jones Center and the Walmart Foundation to help ten area nonprofits become successful.
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The Teen Action Support Center is collaborating with Walton Arts Center for a hygiene product donation drive to commemorate the national touring production of "Jagged Little Pill." TASC development director Kara Zenner said donations will be directed toward the center’s “teen thrive” program.
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Northwest Arkansas-based record label and music collective The NWA Collective is a teenage and women-led record label promoting musicians under the age of 21. Ozarks at Large's Victoria Hernandez spoke with its president and owner, Milcah Hulen-Posnak, about how the organization focuses on artists who are in the age group that is often overlooked in the industry.
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Nicole Cotton, a UA music department grad, spent a decade in the arts metropolis of New York City prior to returning to her roots as the first director of…