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Another summer has come and gone and with that, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has successfully hosted its second year of cohorts for the Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program, a program that focuses on providing internship opportunities to women of…

Honorees and co-chairs for the 24th-annual ‘Power of the Purse’ Luncheon have been announced by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas. Celebrating career and philanthropic accomplishments of women and organizations across the state, this year’s luncheon is presented by Arkansas Children’s…

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has announced its 2022 participants in the Stone Bank-presented Tjuana Byrd Internship Program. Participants of the internship program will have the opportunity to work for some of the largest science, technology, engineering and math companies…

Good Morning America celebrated the beginning of Black History Month in Little Rock on Tuesday. In partnership with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), City of Little Rock and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the popular…

The University of Arkansas Little Rock has announced new members and leaders for the Alumni Board of Directors. New members include Rebecca Flynn, director of development for Women’s Foundation of Arkansas; Justin Martin, vice president at Capstone Banktech; Jonathan Nunn,…

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Girls of Promise initiative received a $100,000 investment from Acxiom, an Arkansas customer intelligence company and longtime supporter of the WFA. The Girls of Promise initiative provides opportunities and mentors in science, technology, engineering and…

A new program for the economic advancement of Arkansas’ Black female entrepreneurs will be able to scale through a multi-year grant from Bank of America. The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for…

Minority female college students will have the opportunity to intern with leading Arkansas companies in 2021 through a new program launched by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA). In 2020, the WFA is launching the inaugural Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship…

Business is no longer just a boy’s club. While men continue to own the vast majority of businesses in the United States, there is an increasing number of women business owners as well as a steadily growing number of resources…

Teen pregnancy and birth rates are much too high in Arkansas, and are often the determining factor in whether a young woman completes, postpones or ends her education.  Based on the most recent available state data, among teens 18-19, Arkansas…