Our Work in the Community
Junior League of Fort Smith
Ashleigh is an active member of the Junior League of Fort Smith and served as President during the 2018-2019 year. She is passionate about the League's mission to develop and empower women to build better communities. She has also served on the Board of Directors as Vice President for Community Impact and as chair for League project committees
Ashleigh and the women of the Junior League volunteer year-round to provide important services to children in foster care in Sebastian County and surrounding areas. JLFS provides monthly life skills class taught to youth ages 14-21 who are in foster care. The classes include such topics as health and personal hygiene, how to find housing, obtaining a job, basic financial skills, vehicle maintenance, etc. Each month JLFS presents the assigned topic and may have speakers relevant to that topic present to the youth, and allow the youth to ask questions and learn more.
In 2018, Ashleigh proposed the Junior League of Fort Smith Scholarship, which was approved by the League and now provides necessary funding for foster youth to attend college. For more information on the Scholarship and how to donate, please click below:
Community Services Clearinghouse
Ashleigh is currently serving as a Board member with The Community Services Clearinghouse, Inc. Since 1979, this organization has provided assistance to cancer and hospice patients, the elderly, the disabled, and children as well as working families.
The Clearinghouse is perhaps best known in the area as the provider of the MEALS FOR KIDS Backpack Program. Each week the Clearinghouse prepares and distributes over 2,800 backpacks of food to children in the area schools so they have food for the weekend. This program alone costs about $400,000 a year to operate
The Clearinghouse serves five counties in Arkansas and two in Oklahoma. They are Crawford, Sebastian, Logan, Scott and Franklin in Arkansas and Leflore and Sequoyah in Oklahoma. We have a food pantry of both non-perishable and fresh or frozen foods for the same population.
To learn more about the Community Services Clearinghouse, or to make a donation, please click below:
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Ashleigh is proud to serve as a current adjunct faculty member of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith's Legal Department, teaching Legal Ethics and Legal Research & Writing.
Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation
Ashleigh is a current Board member of AARF. Our mission in AARF is to protect and enhance the well-being of animals within the State of Arkansas, to train animals to further the welfare of persons with disabilities, and to further the principles of land stewardship and protect environments within Arkansas. Any nonprofit animal welfare agency can apply for grants through AARF to support spay/neuter clinics, animal rescue shelters, animal vaccinations, etc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
When William first moved to Memphis to begin his legal career, he signed up to be a mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South. Big Brothers Big Sisters was founded for the sole purpose of enriching the lives of children and helping them achieve their full potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships.
William and his little brother were paired up in 2009 and he is excited to see his little brother graduate high school this year.
To find out more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South or to donate, please click below:
Arkansas Alumni Association
William and Ashleigh are both proud graduates of the University of Arkansas and members of the Alumni Association. Ashleigh is currently serving as a member of the National Board of Directors for the AAA. Beginning with its founding in 1878, the Association has played a significant role in campus growth, marshaling financial support, establishing scholarships, providing inclusive alumni programs and encompassing students as future alumni.
To find out more about the Alumni Association or to donate to its scholarship fund, please click below:
Immaculate Conception Church
William, Ashleigh, and Will are active members of their parish home at IC Church in Fort Smith. Ashleigh serves as a lector and eucharistic minister during mass.
In an effort to address the growing needs of the homeless community and the low-income families, the three Catholic churches – St. Boniface, Christ the King and Immaculate Conception- founded the St. Anne’s Society Assistance Program. This program provides assistance with utility bills and housing. To learn more about IC's ministries and St. Anne's Society or to donate to these programs, please click the link below: