MAR 30 2020 by Lauren Husband, Communications Team So, You’re Quarantined… Your kids are home for the foreseeable future, and you’re looking for some constructive educational activities to keep them engaged and entertained during the school day. Volunteering in the community would normally be your go-to, but all group activities are cancelled. What do you do?…
Read MoreRefugee Moms are STRONG
MAR 22 2020 Let us introduce you to one. by Lauren Husband, Communications Team Refugee women face gender-specific challenges in navigating daily life at every stage of their migration experience. Common challenges for all refugee women, regardless of other demographic data, are access to healthcare and education, physical abuse, and discrimination. However, despite the layers of discrimination…
Read MoreCanopy’s Covid-19 Response: And How You Can Help
MAR 17 2020 A word from our Executive Director, Emily Crane Linn, on the Covid-19 pandemic. These are intense times for everyone in our community as we all do our best to protect ourselves and our neighbors from the current outbreak of Covid-19. We know many of you are worried about this impacts our work…
Read More4 Refugee Women Who Have Made History —& Changed the World for the Better
In honor of International Women’s Day we are devoting all of our blog content for this month to amazing women in our community and around the world! Today, we’re focusing on 4 refugee women who changed the world: Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. Her family fled to the Netherlands in 1934 when the Nazis took…
Read MoreOur D.C. trip is finally here— meet 2 female advocates heading to the hill with Canopy!
This is another entry in Canopy’s March series on strong women who support refugee resettlement and live out holistic, inclusive values. By Lauren Husband, Blog Coordinator Do women bring unique perspectives and skills to refugee advocacy? The two inspirational women we will be celebrating today say yes, definitely! Today we want to highlight two of…
Read More“The Sky is not the Limit – You Are.”
How one woman is making strides for equity and inclusion in her city – for everyone. This is another entry in Canopy’s March series celebrating strong female leaders who support refugee resettlement and live out holistic, inclusive community leadership. By Hannah Lee, Director of Community Engagement In January, Governor Hutchinson called Arkansas’ leaders to make…
Read MoreStrong Women Leaders Are Building a Better, More Inclusive Community
Let Us Introduce You. By Hannah Lee, Director of Community Engagement In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8th, all month long we are celebrating strong women in our community. Throughout March, we are highlighting the amazing stories and work of some incredible women right here in Northwest Arkansas. Not only are these women…
Read MoreArkansans For Refugees: Students for Refugees
In general, being a college student is synonymous with a few things: Always feeling tired. Busy. Busy. Busy. Shoestring budget. Can college students, who are typically overwhelmed with papers, exams, campus events, and student loans really afford to invest so much time, energy, and effort into supporting refugees and refugee resettlement? The answer is YES!…
Read MoreCanopy’s High School Employment Program
By Lyna Ninkham, Employment Specialist I first met Mussa “Moses” Mwenda in Summer 2019 when the Canopy team was discussing what it would look like to implement a High School Employment Program. I had joined Canopy NWA as their Employment Specialist prior in March 2019 and had quickly learned that the three main barriers for…
Read MoreDreaming Big: Canopy’s After-School Program for Teens
By Hannah Lee, Director of Community Engagement I had the privilege to sit down with Canopy’s very own Volunteer Coordinator, Danielle Bennett, who currently oversees Canopy’s After-School Program for our teenagers! Canopy’s After-School program aims to provide each student with academic support, help bridge cultural gaps, and create a space with supportive relationships where students…
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