At Arkansas Community Foundation, we're in the business of providing resources to make charitable giving in our state more effective. We consider Aspire Arkansas one of the most important tools in our toolkit. The report is both a yardstick to measure where our state currently stands and a compass to help you and your neighbors determine where we should go. Equipped with this tool, we hope you'll have the information you need to begin to identify the local needs you will address with your time, talent and treasure.
“The data collected, assimilated and updated, gives much needed insight into communities as they plan for the future. For those of us in positions that are inherent in the decision-making process, it provides critical information in addressing a vast range of socio-economic conditions and utilizes an electronic dashboard that is easy to navigate.”
~Ben D. Cross, Pope County Judge
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Data shows that in our state 24% of our children are living in poverty. We rank 34th in the nation for child abuse and neglect, 42nd in access to prenatal care and 50th in food insecurity for children under five.
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Our Dashboard provides a quick, at-a-glance graphic summary of indicators for a variety of geographies and populations. Select a county of interest and display all indicators with available data. Or build your own Dashboard by selecting just those indicators you care about.
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