In 2022, Ben Grimes launched the Riverside Actors Theatre, a unique initiative in Central Arkansas with a focus on addressing the needs of military veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder and other service-related challenges.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: The Urban Food Loop
Read Admire developed a plan for a social enterprise that would divert Central Arkansas residents’ food waste from local landfills and develop high-quality compost for commercial use and small local farmers.
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In 2019, Karen Zuccardi used her Clinton School Capstone project to develop a logic model for the City of Little Rock and other stakeholders interested in a more sustainable restaurant industry
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Caleb Cox worked with the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership to design a toolkit for its food prescription and delivery program, Good Food Rx.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Delta Cuisine Kitchen Incubator
In 2008, a team of first-year Clinton School students worked with the Rural Heritage Development Initiative to research the development of a kitchen incubator to service culinary entrepreneurs in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Campus Food Pantry Toolkit
Brandon Mathews used his Capstone project to develop a plan for establishing and operating food pantries on college campuses in Arkansas.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Arkansas Summit on African American Males
Harvell Howard’s Capstone project at the Clinton School of Public Service led to the launch of the Arkansas Summit on African American Males.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Joe Ballard and Our House Shelter
Joe Ballard, a member of the inaugural class at the Clinton School of Public Service, used his final Capstone project to develop a new partnership with AmeriCorps VISTA to bring full-time VISTA volunteers to serve at Our House.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Arkansas Barbecue Trail
Brock Hyland, a native of Crawford, Texas, fell in love with Arkansas barbecue as a student at the University of Arkansas. When the time came for him to create his final Capstone project at the Clinton School, he wanted to do something no Arkansan had done – develop a barbecue trail and find a corporate sponsor to promote the state’s unique barbecue culture.
Read MoreClinton School Impact Minute: Searcy School District Pre-K Program
Betsy Bailey enrolled at the Clinton School of Public Service in 2021 with nearly 23 years of experience working in the Searcy School District. Two years later, armed with what she learned at the Clinton School, she has created meaningful change for many of the school district’s students and families.
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