The Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is a region ripe with talent. But like so many rural parts of America, its potential is often overlooked. The Walton Family Foundation is committed to supporting the exceptional people building lasting impact here. We’re proud to share the stories of the incredible people changing their communities for the better.

Watch this featured conversation about the foundation’s support for Planet Forward and the work it’s doing to build a unique movement of young journalists telling the stories of people affected by climate change.

The Walton Family Foundation is working in collaboration with communities and leaders throughout the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta to build a lasting impact for its residents. Our new Delta strategy is rooted in community-driven change that removes historical inequities and creates opportunities for people to learn and lead a region brimming with potential.

Providing foreground to this session, a context around the DEAIB roles will launch the conversation into what DEAIB leaders need, seek, and see towards being able to have an impact, and openly sharing the place of the burden imposed often on the individuals in these roles.

Join the conversation about the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the continuing impact on Black students and teachers to this day.

Daphne Moore, Communications Director of Walton Family Foundation, led a conversation with Mayor of Louisville Greg Fischer and Mayor of Phoenix Kate Gallego on how philanthropy can be uniquely positioned to bring together awareness and access to help local governments and community organizations secure the funding needed to address the most pressing local needs.

In today's fast-paced world, students are learning in different ways and places. As we recover from the pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to come together around bold and common solutions to ensure that the classroom of 2050 doesn't look like the classroom of the past.

Senior Environment Program Officer Morgan Snyder speaks with Navajo Nation member Heather Tanana, who leads the Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project, about the water challenges and opportunities facing tribal nations.

The foundation's funding supports the design and construction of a new, 300-seat theater for one of the nation’s foremost opera training programs.

Environment Program director Moira Mcdonald shares her thoughts on the connection between water and climate change - and what gives her hope about the future.

Environment Program Director Moira Mcdonald discusses the important role sustainable agriculture must play in ensuring healthier rivers and oceans.

This short video provides an overview of the Walton Family Foundation's Environment program.

This short video provides an overview of the Walton Family Foundation's Home Region program.

This short video provides an overview of the Walton Family Foundation's Education program.

This video presents an overview of the Walton Family Foundation's Theory of Change in Northwest Arkansas.

Entrepreneurship is key in building a vibrant economy. In Northwest Arkansas, the Walton Family Foundation is working to cultivate and expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of that vision, the foundation is supporting community partners as they build a pipeline for diverse entrepreneurial talent and remove barriers for underserved entrepreneurs.

Last year, artist, actor, author and activist Common and the Walton Family Foundation sat down with Black educational leaders to share their thoughts about the future of education.

Learn how local companies and nonprofits are creating innovative training programs that fill workforce needs and help residents find higher-wage careers.