Your Support Helps Others
In its 26 years, the festival has donated more than $1 million dollars to more than 20 charities that serve children, families and communities throughout central Arkansas Proceeds from this year’s festival will benefit the Annunciation Scholarship Foundation and the Annunciation Ministries, as well as these nonprofit organizations:
Arkansas Food Bank
The Arkansas Foodbank Network has been working since 1984 to eliminate hunger in Arkansas by providing nutritious food to those in need. In 2009, the Foodbank distributed 14.2 million pounds: 11.6 million to more than 400 member food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other agencies in 33 Arkansas counties. In addition, the Foodbank distributed 2.6 million pounds to the state’s other 5 Feeding America food banks. In total, that’s enough to fill up 473 semi-trailers, and if you lined up those semis, they would stretch 5 miles! The Arkansas Foodbank Network handles 57,000 pounds of food per day. Ninety-three percent of everything the Foodbank receives is allocated to programs, enabling its agencies to serve about 23,000 hungry Arkansans in any given week. The Arkansas Foodbank Network also address childhood hunger through its programs, Kids Cafe and Backpacks for Kids, and senior hunger through the Senior Supplement Program.
Centers for Youth and Families
For 125 years, Centers for Youth & Families has been helping build healthy children, families, and communities. The Centers provides an age-appropriate comprehensive continuum of care for children ages three to 20. The organization has grown from serving only a few in 1884 to serving thousand of children and families each year. Our programs address typical family issues and concerns that today’s families encounter along with serving specific areas such as emotionally disturbed or at-risk youth, special needs children and children with learning differences, runaway and homeless youth, pregnant and parenting teens, Hispanic young parents, foster families and health and wellness programs for the elderly. Centers for Youth and Families’ mission is to provide specialized prevention, intervention and treatment services that promote emotional and social wellness for children and families of Arkansas.
Community Connections
Community Connections is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in Arkansas. Our goal is to help families address various health, developmental and social needs by offering comprehensive programs and services not currently available in our Arkansas community. It is our mission to: Empower children, families and professionals with information and training to maximize the quality of life and developmental potential of children and young adults affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. and Provide quality, self-esteem building extra-curricular activities for children with developmental disabilities.
Easter Seals
Easter Seals Arkansas is a non-profit health and human services agency dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities and special needs gain greater independence. Easter Seals provides services across the state to meet the varying needs of people with disabilities and their families. These comprehensive services provide a continuum of care from birth to aging adults and focus on the family as a whole. Today, thousands of Arkansans with disabilities lead improved lives because of the quality educational programs for children, vocational training and employment services for adults, and the technology and rehabilitation services offered by Easter Seals.
Harmony Health
Harmony Health Clinic is a free medical and dental clinic located at 201 East Roosevelt Road in Little Rock with the mission to understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the medically uninsured and underserved who live or work in Pulaski County by providing access to quality medical and dental care at no cost to these patients in a private, community based clinic, staffed by volunteer professionals and marked by a unique atmosphere of caring, compassion, respect, dignity and diversity.
Love Truth Care Ministries
LTCare Ministries, founded in 1986, is located in the historic Central High neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas and is involved in Christian community development. Our goal is to empower and equip indigenous inner city leaders and workers to improve the community spiritually, physically, socially and economically. Programs include: Food & Benevolence Assistance, Youth Development Centers of Central Arkansas and Urban Mission Projects. In 1997 LTCare began ministering to the desperately poor of Honduras by empowering and equipping indigenous leaders and workers to serve the needy. Ministries include: Ministries of Divine Mercy, Rescue Mission Honduras and Operation New Life.
Youth Home
Since 1966, Youth Home’s mission has remained constant – to help adolescents and families triumph over their challenges and grow into healthier, contributing members of their community. Many children arrive at Youth Home with little chance at success. Many have a history of failure or abuse. Many have never had a healthy adult role model. A dedicated and respected team of professionals at Youth Home administer a variety of comprehensive programs specializing in individual, group and family therapy. Our goal is to turn troubled teenagers into strong, healthy adults. With help, these children will leave Youth Home with a new desire to succeed. Youth Home, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency accredited by The Joint Commission. We are located on a wooded, 50-acre campus 20 minutes west of downtown Little Rock. We are funded through fees for services, grants, contracts and private donations. Gifts and contributions greatly enhance our programs, services and facilities.
