Arkansas Community Foundation Gives $750K to Pro-LGBT Initiatives

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In February the Arkansas Community Foundation announced that it awarded 21 grants to organizations conducting pro-LGBT initiatives in Arkansas — and that the foundation will award additional grants in the coming weeks.

The grants are part of a $1 million fund that the Walton Family Foundation launched last year, and have been supplemented with additional funding from the Withrop Rockefeller Foundation.

According to a press release from Arkansas Community Foundation, grants are going to the following:

GranteePurpose
Arkansas Black Gay Men’s ForumTo host the Central Arkansas LGBTQ+ Awards and Little Rock Black Pride Festival
Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics FoundationTo educate Arkansas pediatric health professionals on LGBTQ-friendly care and advocacy
Arkansas Humanities CouncilTo host a lecture series and panel discussions highlighting LGBTQ+ history and culture
Arkansas RAPPS, Inc.To establish a community wellness resource center in Little Rock
Central Arkansas Library System FoundationTo create a Gender and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) for teens and young adults
Central Arkansas PrideTo host the Kaleidoscope LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Club Z at Sweet HouseTo support basic needs, counseling and wraparound support for LGBTQ+ youth in the Fort Smith area
Equality CrewTo provide resources for LGBTQ+ youth and to conduct research on quality of life issues for LGBTQ+ youth
Eureka Springs Downtown Network/Main Street Eureka SpringsTo provide entrepreneurship training for LGBTQ+ artists and makers
Ferncliff Camp & Conference CenterTo provide scholarships for children and families to participate in Rainbow Family Camp
Foster LoveTo recruit, train and support foster families for LGBTQ+ foster children
Gay For GoodTo host inclusive events and volunteer service projects to increase LGBTQ+ visibility and build allies.
Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchTo host camps and activities for queer youth and allies
The Transition ClosetTo provide gender-affirming clothing and accessories for transgender and non-binary Arkansans
Hot Springs AIDS Resource Center, Inc.To provide health education and support for individuals with HIV/AIDS in Southwest Arkansas
IntransitiveTo provide peer-to-peer support, outreach, advocacy and basic needs for transgender Arkansans
Legal Aid of ArkansasTo provide dedicated legal services for LGBTQ+ Arkansans
Lucie’s PlaceTo provide assistance with housing and basic needs for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults
NEA ProgressTo host Northeast Arkansas PRIDEfest
PowerHub, Inc.To conduct outreach, support and community-building activities for LGBTQ+ youth in the Batesville area
SpinsterhavenTo establish a nurturing outdoor space for meetings and events for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies

Many grants reportedly range between $25,000 to $150,000.

This is not the first time that the Walton Family Foundation has pushed a radically pro-LGBT agenda in Arkansas.

Besides funding pro-LGBT grants, the Walton Family Foundation also has opposed the Arkansas’ Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act in court.

The SAFE Act is a 2021 law that protects children in Arkansas from sex-reassignment procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.

Researchers do not know the long term effects puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones can have on kids. That is why many experts agree that giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children is experimental, at best.

The ACLU and others have filed a lawsuit to block the State of Arkansas from enforcing the SAFE Act, and the Walton Family Foundation is among those who have opposed the law.

Family Council will continue to monitor these pro-LGBT grant programs in the coming days.

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U.S. Leads World in Single-Parent Households

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According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households. Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 live with one parent. 

Of course, there are many heroic single parents courageously committed to raising their children. Still, decades of research show how costly it is for so many. Children of unmarried parents, on average, do worse in school, have poorer emotional and physical health, are more likely to commit crimes, and are more likely to have children out of wedlock themselves. 

The sexual revolution decoupled sex from marriage while insisting “the kids will be fine.” Well, they’re not.  

Christians must speak into this issue with truth and love, especially  in a society that fosters adults to seek happiness at the expense of kids. Redefining and reinventing family structures, parenting, and marriage are having horrible consequences. 

On Tuesday, March 15, we are partnering with Focus on the Family to address this topic. Katy Faust of Them Before Us will teach how Christians can stand for the rights of children. Register for the live stream at colsoncenter.org/events.

Copyright 2025 by the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Reprinted from BreakPoint.org with permission.

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