In Searcy, located in White County in central Arkansas, a growing partnership is working to address a need many communities face: making sure students have enough to eat outside of school.
Through Communities Unlimited’s (CU) Community Sustainability work, Facilitator and Healthy Foods Coordinator Brenda Williams has spent the past several months bringing people together — starting with conversations.
Working through the Town Square Collaborative — a program that supports rural communities by equipping local leaders and congregations to address community needs — Williams facilitated meetings with local leaders, congregations, and school representatives to better understand the challenges facing families in Searcy.
“It has helped us feel like we are on the path that is sustainable to doing the good that we seek to do as a community.”
The Rev. Michael Bolin, First United Methodist Church, Searcy, AR
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