Groundwork Arkansas

08/30/2026

Last chance to fill out the survey before we draw a winner on Monday! Arkansas residents only!

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Our third stop brought us to Pine Bluff, joined by leaders from Wabbaseka and Little Rock as well. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation. Didn't get to join a session near you? Take our statewide housing survey and read the full tour recap at GroundworkAR.org/news.

08/25/2026

Join us on October 1st in Little Rock at The Natural State Housing Summit. We are bringing together legislators, municipal leaders, developers, and housing advocates from across the state to discuss Arkansas's toughest housing challenges. This is where the conversation ahead of the 2027 legislative session starts.

Registration at the link in comments.

Thursday, October 1 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR

08/21/2026

Join us on September 22 for a free webinar on modular housing! Registration is open at the link in comments below.

08/20/2026

Our second stop brought us to Searcy, where we joined the Arkansas Municipal League's regional meeting that brought together leaders from more than 30 communities across Central and Northeast Arkansas.

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation, and to the Arkansas Municipal League for helping bring regional leaders together.

Didn't get to join a session near you? Take our statewide housing survey and read the full tour recap at GroundworkAR.org/news.

08/17/2026

Faith organizations across the state are sitting on land they already own: unused parking lots, extra acreage, aging buildings. Many would love to build housing on their land to serve their community but zoning restrictions and drawn-out approval processes make it nearly impossible. That's what YIGBY (Yes In God's Backyard) addresses. It's a growing approach already moving through states like Florida, Kentucky, and Virginia to clear out the red tape that stops good projects before they start. It's still entirely up to each congregation whether this is right for them. YIGBY just makes sure that choice is actually possible. We break down how it works in our latest blog post at the link in the comments.

08/13/2026

Our listening tour kicked off in Paragould, with municipal and community leaders joining from Jonesboro, Success, Forrest City, Newport, and Searcy.

Paragould's land bank stood out as a tool helping the city turn vacant, abandoned and deteriorated properties into new opportunities.

Didn't get to join a session near you? Take our statewide housing survey and read the full tour recap at GroundworkAR.org/news.

Photo credit: Discover Paragould

08/11/2026

Over the past few months, our team traveled across Arkansas for a nine-stop listening tour on housing. Each stop was hosted in a regional hub, with municipal and community leaders from surrounding areas invited to join the conversation.

What we heard was clear: housing challenges look different from town to town, but the underlying barriers, like vacant, abandoned and deteriorated properties, a lack of options for every life stage, and zoning rules that make building harder, showed up again and again.

We're grateful to everyone who joined a session, and to the Arkansas Municipal League for welcoming us into several of its regional meetings.

Didn't get to join a session? We still want to hear from you. Take our statewide housing survey and read the full tour recap at GroundworkAR.org/news.

08/06/2026

That empty lot down the street doesn't have to stay that way. Land banks help turn vacant and neglected properties into homes, businesses, and spaces that actually serve the community.

Shout out to Paragould, Arkansas for implementing a land bank!

Learn more about land banks at the link in comments.