- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/arkansas-black-philanthropy-collaborative/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 24 May 2022 21:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Employee Holds Summer Arts Camp for 6-12th Grade Students /news-archive/2022/05/24/summer-arts-camp/ Tue, 24 May 2022 21:38:25 +0000 /news/?p=81627 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Employee Holds Summer Arts Camp for 6-12th Grade Students]]> Lankford, who graduated in May from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a master鈥檚 degree in education in the Learning Systems Technology Program, runs a nonprofit, Alliance of Arts Inc., with her husband, Terence Lankford, a middle school听 principal at ScholarMade Achievement Place. The couple has combined their skills to provide this camp. 鈥淚鈥檝e been doing dance camps for about 10 years, and my husband has been doing band camps for about six years,鈥 Lankford said. 鈥淭his is the second year we鈥檝e collaborated to integrate band, dance, and academics into this wonderful comprehensive summer program for the youth.鈥 The Alliance of the Arts Inc. Summer Arts Intensive Camp will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 1 through June 18. The three-week hybrid camp will offer a variety of activities in the arts, music, dance, academics, and outdoor activities. During the first two weeks of camp, participants will attend camp online on Mondays and Wednesdays and in-person on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Horace Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School. They will learn about math, English language arts, dance, and music. There will be 11 instructors for the camp. For the academic lessons, each student will take an assessment at the beginning of the camp so that students receive an individualized tutoring program through August. The Arkansas STEM Coalition has provided 40 laptops for participants to use during the camp. During the final week of camp from June 15-18, students will stay at the Arkansas 4-H Center to participate in a movie and a campfire, ziplining, swimming, canoeing, archery, and arts and crafts to create a Father鈥檚 Day present. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture planned the schedule at the Arkansas 4-H Center. The camp will conclude with participants performing during the Juneteenth in Da Rock celebration at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on June 18.
Students participate in the 2019 Alliance of the Arts summer camp.

Students participate in the 2019 Alliance of the Arts summer camp.

The camp is being funded through a $25,000 grant Lankford received after completing a grant writing class at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Alliance of Arts Inc. is one of 20 community foundations in Arkansas selected to receive funding from Facebook, Inc. to manage grant making to support Black communities and Black-led nonprofits. The Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative, provided grants of up to $25,000 to support programs and initiatives specifically designed to impact Black people and communities in the Little Rock metropolitan area. 鈥淲e do this camp to make a difference in the community,鈥 Lankford said. 鈥淲e want to see more students grow in their talents and gifts. We want them to be more confident when they are taking standardized tests and auditioning for college scholarships. We invest in professional developments so that our instructors feel prepared and confident that we can increase test scores in the central Little Rock areas. We also want to increase听 skills in the performing arts sector,听 while teaching students that learning is fun!鈥 The camp has a registration fee of $75. Visit for more information and to register.]]> Building Black Communities Fund Awards University District Development Corporation $25,000 Grant to Provide Affordable Housing /news-archive/2021/07/01/university-district-building-black-communities/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:04:29 +0000 /news/?p=79306 ... Building Black Communities Fund Awards University District Development Corporation $25,000 Grant to Provide Affordable Housing]]> The University District Development Corporation (UDDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $25,000 Building Black Communities Fund grant from the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative and the Arkansas Community Foundation.听 UDDC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing affordable housing and making neighborhood improvements within the University District. The grant funds, which are provided by Facebook, Inc., will be used to support affordable housing for residents within University District between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. 鈥淯DDC is grateful to the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative and the Arkansas Community Foundation for their investment in the University District,鈥 UDDC Director Barrett Allen said. 鈥淭his is a great example of partners working together to provide safe, decent, and affordable homes for families to purchase in the University District. UDDC is delighted the funds will be used to support the development and construction of seven new single family affordable housing units.鈥 Arkansas Community Foundation is one of 20 community foundations in the U.S. selected to receive funding from Facebook, Inc. to manage grant making to support Black communities and Black-led nonprofits. This commitment is part of Facebook鈥檚 broader $1.1 billion investment in Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the U.S. The Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative, provided grants of up to $25,000 to support programs and initiatives specifically designed to impact Black people and communities in the Little Rock metropolitan area, which includes Pulaski, Saline, Perry, Grant, Faulkner, and Lonoke Counties. UDDC is one of 40 Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit organizations in central Arkansas to receive a grant from the Build Black Communities Fund. 鈥淔acebook, Inc. provided the funding, the Community Foundation provided the infrastructure to make the grants and Black leaders in Central Arkansas determined which nonprofits received them,鈥 said Heather Larkin, president and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation.听 Grant recipients are awarded to nonprofits serving in small business support and economic development, community improvement, human services and basic needs, civil rights, social action, leadership development and capacity building, education, health, and arts/culture/humanities. 鈥淭his significant grant funding will empower Black-led organizations to amplify their voice in the giving space,鈥 said Derek Lewis of the Black Philanthropy Collaborative. 鈥淎ll 40 grant recipients were able to demonstrate established relationships and a good track record of working on activities that impact Black communities.鈥 The Building Black Communities Fund Advisory Committee members include Kandice Bell, Office of the Governor Asa Hutchinson; Joyvin Benton, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute; Alyson Bradford, State Farm; Tamika Edwards, Central Arkansas Water; Charlotte Green, Arkansas Imagination Library; Rev. Shantell Hill, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation; Derek Lewis II, Derek Lewis Foundation and Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative; Kendra Pruitt, Office of Mayor Frank Scott; Charles Stewart, Arkansas Black Hall of Fame; Kara Wilkins, Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative; and Darrin Williams, Southern Bancorp.听听]]>