McElroy House

Located in the small town of Dardanelle, Arkansas, McElroy House is a grassroots organization working to bring people together across differences and find local solutions to local problems. Valuing its landscape and its cultural resources, McElroy House explores how the past informs the present, and how, by building bridges across generations and cultures, we can work toward a stronger and more inclusive future. McElroy House hosts weekly craft nights and bilingual gardening gatherings; tends to a grief and joy garden; runs a mutual aid food pantry, and holds story circles and living room conversations. The organization believes that community members are experts in their lived experience, and it work to carve out space where people can come together to build equitable, beloved community. 

 Mission Statement: McElroy House is a beginning and a journey. A brave space to unravel racism, xenophobia, and bigotry. To weave together a just and kind small town community. McElroy House accomplishes this by coming together across differences and practicing our humanity, through gardening, crafting, and granny skills. The organization is women-led, lending a nurturing aura to its intergenerational rootwork. McElroy House’s humble quest is to plant seeds of self love, self acceptance and healing for all.

SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVES

  • The River Valley Adult Learning Alliance