The Canopy Team is Growing! As of this week, we have two new faces in the office: Francisco Ayala, our Case Manager and Rick Barry, our Employment Specialist. This week, we want to introduce you to Rick. Up until a couple days ago, he worked for the Department of Human Services in Benton County as…
Read MoreCanopy NWA’s Response to Arkansas Congressman’s Letter to Secretary of State
Earlier today, Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack, Congressman Rick Crawford, and Congressman Bruce Westerman sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing their concerns with Canopy NWA receiving certification from the U.S. Department of State to resettle refugees in Arkansas. Read Congressional Letter Canopy NWA Official Statement Regarding the Letter from Three Arkansas Congressmen…
Read MoreWe Are Approved!
Dear friends of Canopy, We have big news: After months and months of hard work and waiting, Northwest Arkansas has been officially designated as a resettlement site! It’s all in writing. It’s official. It’s really happening. Refugees are coming to Northwest Arkansas this fall because of your efforts— because of our efforts. I want us to…
Read MoreKUAF Ozarks at Large Interview
KUAF Ozarks at Large Interview Emily Crane Linn and Pastor Clint Schnekloth were recently interviewed on KUAF Ozarks at Large about the pending approval of NW Arkansas as a refugee resettlement area. Additionally, Governor Asa Hutchinson gave his thoughts on Canopy NWA’s efforts and we get to hear from one of NW Arkansas’s current residents, Faez…
Read MoreCanopy NWA is Hiring
SEP 8 2016 Exciting news, friends—we are hiring! We are currently looking for TWO passionate, diligent individuals to join our team this fall. 1) Case Manager. This person will be working face-to-face, one-on-one with refugees every day. They will be the person most directly helping refugees to build a new life here. They will need to…
Read MoreCanopy NWA is Hiring
Exciting news, friends—we are hiring! We are currently looking for TWO passionate, diligent individuals to join our team this fall. 1) Case Manager. This person will be working face-to-face, one-on-one with refugees every day. They will be the person most directly helping refugees to build a new life here. They will need to have some multi-cultural…
Read MoreMeet Canopy’s New Executive Director!
SEP 6 2016 As Canopy continues to move forward toward resettling refugees in the fall, the board decided to take the important step of selecting our resettlement director: Emily Crane Linn. As director, Emily will be in charge of laying the foundation for our new programs, hiring and training staff and then overseeing the resettlement…
Read MoreMeeting Reminder and Volunteer Sign-Up
JUL 15 2016 Thank you to all of you who came out to our meeting last Monday. It was great to see so many new faces! For the rest of you, we hope to see you this coming Monday, July 18, at 7 pm. at First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville. If this is your first Canopy meeting,…
Read MoreA Meeting with the Governor
JUL 7 2016 By Clint Schnekloth, Acting Director Two weeks ago, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson came to Good Shepherd Lutheran to meet with with Canopy NWA. His visit was an honor and a surprise. We were surprised he wanted to meet with the organization personally. We were honored that he took the time, and asked such great…
Read MoreSix Months In
JUN 17 2016 Canopy NWA first convened six months ago– back before we were Canopy NWA, back when we were still just a group of Arkansans searching for a way to help refugees. At our first little meeting in December, we thought it might be years before we would see refugees land in Arkansas… Most…
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