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The Food Bank of North Central Arkansas will host a 100 Families Collective Impact Meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Arvest Training Center on the food bank’s campus in Mountain Home.
The meeting is a first step toward bringing the 100 Families Initiative to the area. The program brings local organizations together to build a coordinated network of support for families in crisis, rather than each group working separately.
Speakers include Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams, Food Bank CEO Jeff Quick and Paul Chapman, who leads Restore Hope, the Arkansas nonprofit behind the initiative.
The 100 Families model started in Sebastian County and now operates in about 19 Arkansas counties. It is built on the idea that no single agency can meet every need a struggling family has, from housing and transportation to child care, health care and employment. Partner organizations share goals and a common case management system so families can be connected to resources that already exist in the community.
The food bank invited community leaders, nonprofits, businesses, schools, health care providers and churches to attend and learn how they can take part.
For more information, contact Olivia Kirby, program coordinator for neighbor services and resources at the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas.
