Thank you to @UAMS_CHL for giving our new neighbors a tour of the Fayetteville Farmer's Market, explaining SNAP's "Double your Dollars" program that can be used at the market, and holding a cooking demonstration! And a huge thank you to Walmart.org for making it all possible! 🌿

We are so excited to partner with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for this AMAZING event! December 2- get your tickets NOW!

CANOPY'S BIRTHDAY IS COMING SOON📣 This December, we will be celebrating FIVE incredible years of welcome in NWA. Keep an eye out for stories from a few amazing neighbors & impactful ways you and your community can make a difference! #HappyBirthdayCanopy

Apply to intern with Canopy by November 28th!! Our interns get to work alongside our team in a variety of ways to continue building this community of welcome for our new neighbors! We have 9 intern positions still available - learn more & apply today: canopynwa.org/join-our-team-1

To kick off this season of giving & Canopy's 5th birthday celebration, we invite you to give the gift of Welcome to support our newest neighbors! We need your help meeting our goal of $40,000 in the month of December🎉 Learn more at: canopynwa.org/giftofwelcome #HappyBirthdayCanopy

Urgent Volunteer Need for Afghan Households 📣 Canopy is in the midst of resettling over 100 Afghan arrivals to NWA! We're in immediate need of teams to help us furnish apartments in the coming weeks. Find out more & sign up under "Give the Gift of Home": canopynwa.org/giftofwelcome

This year alone, Canopy has welcomed over 100 people into NWA - more in one year than ever before in Canopy's history! Since we began 5 yrs ago, Canopy has welcomed over 350 people! We couldn't do what we do without all those who walk alongside us to welcome our new neighbors💛

Previously, NWA welcomed 57 new neighbors in our largest full year of resettlement. By the end of Dec. 2021, we will have resettled 110 people since Oct, including Afghans & families from the Dem. Rep. of Congo, Syria & Rwanda. Read our reflection on yr 5: canopynwa.org/canopyblog/202…

This holiday season, the Canopy team is grateful to live & work in a community that supports our new neighbors & the work we do to welcome & equip them with all they need to thrive. Celebrate the last 5 incredible years with us by giving a Gift of Welcome: canopynwa.org/giftofwelcome

The US has welcomed 76,000+ Afghan evacuees since August, 44% are children. Congress must act now to ensure these children & their families can find long term safety. Canopy stands w/ the Afghan Adjustment Act to #WelcomeAfghanRefugees Sign the petition👉 bit.ly/passtheAAA

As crisis unfolds, we think of the millions who will be impacted as a result of military action in Ukraine. Canopy stands with all those affected by the profound consequences of this action. Learn more from orgs on the ground IRC - International Rescue Committee & ICRC & give → icrc.org/en/where-we-wo…

In the last 6 months, our community has furnished 47 homes for new neighbors in NWA! We are SO deeply grateful for the abundant support we have received to help make this happen. We look forward to welcoming & walking alongside our new neighbors with you in the months to come!

Last August, Canopy stepped forward to welcome 50 Afghan arrivals. As our effort expanded, our community rallied around us which allowed Canopy to welcome 159 individuals, 136 of whom were Afghan. Read more on today's blog by our Executive Director: ow.ly/bmS550I9Fys

70,000+ Afghans were admitted to the U.S. under “humanitarian parole” which offered safety quickly. This process offers a temporary stay in the U.S., but no long-term solution. Congress can intervene w/ the Afghan Adjustment Act. Contact your local reps: act.rescue.org/sVwRerh

Join us in celebrating the accomplishment of the first new neighbors Canopy resettled to complete the naturalization process and become U.S. citizens 🎉 We are so excited for their next chapter and look forward to seeing many more new neighbors gain citizenship in the future!

UNHCR estimates over 3 million have fled Ukraine. Canopy stands with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency & partners supporting those displaced in Ukraine & worldwide. As this situation unfolds, we will continue to update our community & build a welcoming NWA. Watch a UNHCR update👉 ow.ly/MZyy50In4VK

As we navigate the possibility of Ukrainian resettlement locally, Canopy will continue to welcome those who have waited years to find safety & begin new lives. We're grateful for this decision & look forward to continued growth in US resettlement. Read 👉 ow.ly/qwTM50IsA9g

NWA Gives is April 7th✨ NWA Gives is an incredible way to come together as a community to make an impact. Your donations will go directly to the comprehensive supports our team provides for our newest neighbors! Give today through April 7th on: nwagives.org/organization/C…

Don't miss #Gutsy on @AppleTVPlus featuring LIRS affiliate Canopy NWA! In the seventh episode, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton sit down with Aquela and Basira, two extraordinary Afghan women resettled through Canopy in their new home.

It's World Refugee Day! Canopy NWA has resettled over 500 people in Northwest Arkansas. Tonight KNWA & FOX24 News hear from refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine on their experiences and what the day means to them.