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When Katie Stone was growing up in foster care, she often felt like she was missing a guidebook for life. Nobody had shown her how to navigate hard conversations or prepare for the milestones ahead. Years later, as…
Shining Future
Jennifer White will be the first to admit she’s old-fashioned — she grew up in her grandparents’ household. When she was younger, it was easier to walk into an employer’s office, shake someone’s hand, and land a job. Today,…
Infrastructure Refurbished
A vital piece of water infrastructure in south Arkansas’s Union County, near the Louisiana border, has been refurbished thanks to a low-interest loan from Communities Unlimited (CU). Johnson Township Public Works Authority…
Score Builder
When one of her students jumped nine points on the ACT after just six weeks of tutoring, Lasonya Anderson realized she had been given a gift. That early breakthrough planted the seeds of ProACT, the tutoring business she…
Rolling Forward
When the sound in his truck’s front end grew too loud to ignore, Isaac Traylor knew his business was at risk of stalling. The 2020 Dodge Ram wasn’t just transportation — it was the workhorse that pulled the trailer carrying…
Through the Lens
When the warnings flashed across her computer screen — update required, system no longer supported — Deitra Jackson knew her photography career was running on borrowed time. Her trusted laptop and camera had carried her for…
Roof Relief
For six years, one side of Tony and Delores Clark’s roof sat under tarps, exposed to rain, wind, and heat. A 2019 tornado outbreak in Alto, Texas — one of four twisters to hit Cherokee County that day — damaged their home,…
Taps Turning
In the rural expanse of Jim Wells County in South Texas, just beyond the city limits of Alice, lies English Acres — a colonia where unpaved roads crisscross modest homes and basic infrastructure has always been a struggle.…
From Rails to Trails
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Johnson County leaders and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) are charting a new path — literally. Their goal: transform a…
Fueled by Passion
May McNeil has carried an entrepreneurial spark since childhood. “I was the 10-year-old with a lemonade stand, an at-home restaurant, a family newspaper – you name it, I made it a business endeavor,” May admitted. As she…
Broadband Progress Picks Up
When festivalgoers arrived in downtown Bentonia, Mississippi, for the annual Blues Festival in June, they found more than music and barbecue — they found free public Wi-Fi. The service, launched just in time for the event,…
Surviving and Thriving
In a year when many small food businesses in rural Arkansas have closed their doors, Misha Murphy’s business is still rolling. Murphy, owner of Murphy’s Bakery & Burgers, credits her resilience to creativity, community…
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When Katie Stone was growing up in foster care, she often felt like she was missing a guidebook for life. Nobody had shown her how to navigate hard conversations or prepare for the milestones ahead. Years later, as…
Shining Future
Jennifer White will be the first to admit she’s old-fashioned — she grew up in her grandparents’ household. When she was younger, it was easier to walk into an employer’s office, shake someone’s hand, and land a job. Today,…
Infrastructure Refurbished
A vital piece of water infrastructure in south Arkansas’s Union County, near the Louisiana border, has been refurbished thanks to a low-interest loan from Communities Unlimited (CU). Johnson Township Public Works Authority…
Score Builder
When one of her students jumped nine points on the ACT after just six weeks of tutoring, Lasonya Anderson realized she had been given a gift. That early breakthrough planted the seeds of ProACT, the tutoring business she…
Rolling Forward
When the sound in his truck’s front end grew too loud to ignore, Isaac Traylor knew his business was at risk of stalling. The 2020 Dodge Ram wasn’t just transportation — it was the workhorse that pulled the trailer carrying…
Through the Lens
When the warnings flashed across her computer screen — update required, system no longer supported — Deitra Jackson knew her photography career was running on borrowed time. Her trusted laptop and camera had carried her for…
Roof Relief
For six years, one side of Tony and Delores Clark’s roof sat under tarps, exposed to rain, wind, and heat. A 2019 tornado outbreak in Alto, Texas — one of four twisters to hit Cherokee County that day — damaged their home,…
Taps Turning
In the rural expanse of Jim Wells County in South Texas, just beyond the city limits of Alice, lies English Acres — a colonia where unpaved roads crisscross modest homes and basic infrastructure has always been a struggle.…
From Rails to Trails
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Johnson County leaders and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) are charting a new path — literally. Their goal: transform a…
Fueled by Passion
May McNeil has carried an entrepreneurial spark since childhood. “I was the 10-year-old with a lemonade stand, an at-home restaurant, a family newspaper – you name it, I made it a business endeavor,” May admitted. As she…
