Capabilities Brochure | PDF
Community Profile Brochure | PDF
CGR at 100: A Remarkable Story | PDF
CGR's staff, specifically Donna and Alice were caring professionals who got what we needed and guided us in that direction.
Jack Norton
Program Development
The Belle Center
The Dyson Foundation has enjoyed a long and positive working relationship and partnership with CGR, ranging from the Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profiles (community indicators) site, to various research projects for both the Foundation and our grantees.
Jennifer Killian
Program Officer
Dyson Foundation
CGR is amazing to work with. Their expertise, responsiveness, and ability to guide is unparalleled. We absolutely look forward to working together with CGR again on future projects.
Joshua Sankowski
Director of Program
Relations PathStone Corporation
Working with CGR gave our organization exactly what it needed to begin evaluating our programs. Dr. Donna Harris is a trusted professional who made this an enjoyable and beneficial process.
Dr. Ashley Cross
Executive Director
Generation Two
Scenario: Regional foundation wants rigorous examination of food insecurity and the charitable food system in Northwest Arkansas to inform and drive planning and collaboration among stakeholders concerned about food security within the two-county region.
The report can be found here and the interactive map can be found here.
Increased awareness of challenges within Northwest Arkansas’ charitable food network including the capacity to provide fresh food on a regular basis, accessing charitable food resources during non-work hours, and transportation to resources, particularly in rural areas. The study also illustrated the nature of the direct food provision system which is comprised of primarily small organizations with operating budgets of less than $1 million that rely heavily on volunteers. Providers cited the need for increased refrigeration and storage capacity as well as additional staff as resources needed to expand their services. The project also identified community-generated ideas for addressing food insecurity and strengthening the charitable food network in Northwest Arkansas such as expanded and coordinated service hours, and the need to identify strategic distribution sites. The report and interactive map are serving as an important tool and catalyst to jumpstart and inform planning, collaboration and investments among local stakeholders including civic leaders, funders and providers concerned about addressing the long term food security needs in the community.