With Full Hearts, We Say Thank You.

Jul 1, 2025

As we celebrate the graduation of Cohort 11 of the Skills to Launch program, we pause to reflect on something deeply important: this life-changing opportunity would not be possible without the unwavering generosity of our funders and community partners.
Because of you, this program remains completely free of charge for individuals who are working hard to transform their lives, build new futures, and launch meaningful careers. Your belief in this mission ripples outward - into homes, workplaces, and communities.
From all of us at The North Little Rock Public Library System’s Innovation Hub, and from every student who has walked through our doors with hope in their hearts: thank you.

Long-Term Funders Who Make This Work Possible:
  • Arkansas Office of Skills Development
  • Microsoft TechSpark
  • PPG Foundation

Community Partners Who Supported Cohort 11 with Tools, Materials, and Time Donations:
  • Airgas
  • All Steel Construction
  • Baptist Health
  • Cache River Mill & MetalWorks
  • Chapman Heating & Air
  • Encore Bank
  • Global Manufacturing
  • Halbert Pipe & Steel
  • Little Rock Job Corps
  • Middleton Heat & Air
  • Southern Bancorp
  • Top Notch Heating & Air
  • Tru-Fab

Your investment is building more than careers—it's building confidence, dignity, and hope.
See how your donations have impacted these students, in their own words: