CHARITIES WE SUPPORT
The Bell & Co team is passionate about serving our community!
Bell Community Service Committee
Mountain Biking Team
The Bell & Company Mountain Biking Team is like no other team, it is sponsored by a North Little Rock CPA firm, whose managing partner has a passion for riding bikes, and with that comes the responsibility of taking care of the environment and Arkansas trails that provide so much enjoyment for mountain bike riders. These trails require maintenance in order to keep their beauty and also provide a safe open trail for bikers to ride their mountain bike’s on. Here are a few of the trails that the Bell and Company Mountain Bike Team have worked on keeping beautiful.
THE CALL
Today we honor our final recipient of the Bell Community Foundation Fund. Our Community Service committee selected The CALL in Faulkner County.
The CALL’s vision is to have no waiting children in foster care in Arkansas.
The CALL’s mission is to educate, equip and encourage the Christian community to provide a future and hope for children in foster care in Arkansas.
Thank you to The CALL and how you serve our community.
Choosing to Excel
We were honored and blessed to give Choosing to Excel a $1,000 donation. This organization was selected by the Community Service Committee. Some of us on the committee remember firsthand the impact this organization had in their schools and on others' lives. Here is some more information on the organization.
They currently serve the following counties: Craighead, Conway, Crittenden, Faulkner, White, Pulaski, Lonoke, Jefferson, Desha, Garland, Saint Frances, and Hot Spring. Mission: To educate, encourage, and empower youth and families by promoting optimal health, developing healthy relationships, and building strong character.
Some of the programs they offer in schools:
E.Y.E. Club (Excel Youth Exceeding) - From 10th grade to graduation, students experience a supportive environment in which they can discuss and explore real issues. The discussions are centered around building confidence, healthy relationships, college or “next step” readiness, the success sequence, communication skills, and empowering themselves to be ready for the real world.
We believe in being real and keeping it real to get real results.
Oh! Baby - This program is exactly how it sounds! Our goal is to encourage our teens (7th-12th grade) to think things over and to see the enormous responsibility of teen parenting. Students participate in this program through their school health classes. Students take home an infant simulator for 1-2 nights to get a taste of what parenting is all about. They also have the option to write a 10-page research paper.
Students’ grades are determined by the quality of care they gave to the stimulator or how well they research the assigned topic.
Mentoring (for Grades 5 – 12) - Have you had someone make a difference in your life? Most of us have had mentors and encouragers, pushing us to reach higher. We want to be this for our teens! Through mentoring, our goal is to be a strong support system for students, believing in them and verbalizing the gold in their life. Our mentors are trained, equipped, and required to go through a background test before they begin working with our teens. Students who go through this program see significant positive differences in attitude, school attendance, grades, and behavioral issues.
GEMS (Girls Eagerly Maintaining High Standards) - Girls Eagerly Maintaining High Standards (GEMS) is a weekly lunch club that encourages our young ladies to have confidence in who they are and live their life from a place of dignity. Teenage girls are pressured from every direction you can imagine, often creating unhealthy habits and skewed perspectives of themselves. Through field trips, weekend workshops, speakers, and celebratory ceremonies, our goal is to reinforce positivity and confidence while encouraging young women as they walk through their teenage years!
MOCQ (Men of Character and Quality) - We know that our leaders of tomorrow are sitting in classrooms today. Our heart is to provide our middle school and junior high men with mentors who will invest wisdom and zeal into their lives. A lot of our male teens come from a variety of backgrounds like foster care, two-parent, single-parent, or broken homes. MOCQ bridges the gap for young men by providing mentors, developing healthy relationships, and discussing real-life issues.
They also have Community Programs.
Healthy Families of America- Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Families
Summer Impact – A 5-week summer camp that includes a reading program, field trips, exciting activities, and small group sessions designed to encourage outstanding character!
T4P – Training for Purposes – Afterschool program where students receive mentoring and academic support and learn responsible decision-making. Each youth is matched with a mentor throughout the program.
Conway Ministry Center
Our Community Service Committee selected Conway Ministries as a $5,000 recipient from the Arkansas Community Foundation Bell Gift Fund. A ministry that serves the homeless in Faulkner county. Here is some more about the Conway Ministries Center.
Conway Ministry Center Mission – To Build bridges between people experiencing the immediate effects of poverty and homelessness, to the physical and spiritual resources available to alleviate suffering and facilitate long-term transformation. What a blessing to be able to support this organization.
The Core Values are:
Meet Physical Needs -through food, shelter, hygiene, and more.
Dignity for All – treating each person that comes through our doors with respect, love, and care for their story.
Together We Overcome – by unifying our staff, volunteers, clients, and the community at large.
Building a Bridge – between resources and those in need.
Living, Loving, and Growing – by walking through life alongside those we serve.
Connecting through Prayer – In our community, among our staff, and with our clients.
Knowledge Increases Opportunity – for our clients and community
Voice for the Voiceless – in our community, the courts, and the government.
Our House
In our effort to give back to the community. Our Community Service committee selected Our House, Inc. as the second charity we selected. Our Houses, Inc.'s Mission is to empower homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active participation in the community. We want to honor Our House and all that they are doing for the community with this donation.
House of Faith
House of Faith for Women is a faith-based, non-profit, recovery home located in Austin, Arkansas. The women have made courageous decisions for change. House of Faith's goal is recovery, fellowship, service, and improved quality of life for the women in the program and their families.