Jamisons' Center of Kindness, Inc.

04/06/2026

We've been at work expanding our outreach to the community. Last year, we started the Spiritual Gifts classes to teach people how to use their God-given gifts, and the work in the E.N.R.I.C.H. Community Garden continues.

Read more about it in this issue of "The Ripple Effect."

Jamisons’ Center of Kindness, Inc. (JCOK) is a 501 (c) (3) organization located in Texarkana, Arkansas. It was founded in 2003, on the foundation of kindness, consideration, and respect for the less fortunate. Our mission is to become the most sought after counseling center for men, women, childre...

04/05/2026

Saturday's rain 🌧 did not dampen spirits at the We Are Washington Bunny Hop Egg Drop.🐰

Thank you, We Are Washington, for the investment that you're making into the children of Texarkana. It means a lot!🥰🌞

02/15/2026

01/19/2026

“As we commemorate my father’s 97th birthday, The King Center’s 2026 King Holiday Observance theme is ‘Mission Possible 2: Building Community, Uniting A Nation - the Nonviolent Way.’

Among the seminal Kingian teachings that will galvanize us in completing this mission is that humanity is interdependent, interrelated, and interconnected.

In 2026, embracing Dr. King’s teachings on the World House calls us to move beyond rhetoric and into courageous practice. It asks us to choose cooperation over domination, community over isolation, and moral imagination over fear. It requires that we reject racism, militarism, and excessive materialism (poverty), not only as social evils, but as barriers to our shared survival.” -Dr. Bernice A. King (CEO of The King Center)

01/19/2026

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says the holiday honoring her father's legacy is a “saving grace” amid political division. The Rev.

01/01/2026

We pray for many blessings this year!

11/23/2025

11/23/2025

Going down memory lane. We had a great time last year at the quilting event.

10/25/2025

On Thursday, the team from UAPB: Small Farm Program joined the children from We Are Washington for fall planting. The children planted broccoli 🥦onions 🧅and later will plant radishes.

They're helping to keep the critters, squirrels and rabbits 🐇, out of the garden too!😄

Thanks to Doneyne, the irrigation system will be up and running soon.

Funding for the E.N.R.I.C.H. Community Garden is provided in part by the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame

09/05/2025

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Bridging the Gaps of Arkansas has been awarded a Food Solutions Grant Award from the Center of Community Engagement, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Arkansas Cancer Coalition.

08/30/2025

TEXARKANA, Ark. --Some educators are just meant to help the community where they were raised. That's the case for Jesse Keeton.