Volunteer

ESL teachers and assistants are needed as we expand our ESL program at St  Anne’s Catholic Church on Remount Road. E-mail Mary Hoey at maryshoey@gmail.com to participate.

Once we have our computer room functioning, we will need volunteers to supervise the use of the computers. Sign up with Mary Hoey for two hours at a time, Monday through Thursday, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Basic computer skills needed. The ability to speak Spanish is not necessary.

Become an “amigo” in the NLR elementary schools. During school hours, “amigos” work with children who need help developing their English skills. For more information, or to sign up, contact Debbie Rozell, 771-8000.
 

Nueva Esperanza

Low-cost housing and access to job opportunities have drawn many Hispanic families to Central Arkansas. Although a large group of them have settled in the community of Levy, in North Little Rock, they do not feel as though they are a part of that community. Many do not have the English language skills to participate in community activities, to become involved in their children’s schools or to help their children succeed in life tasks. They often feel uncomfortable doing routine activities like shopping, banking or seeking medical aid. And they do not know where to go to ask their questions.
 
The community, until now, has not reached out to them either. They never had “codes” explained to them, so they are frustrated when they are told they have broken one of them. They feel excluded from local tourist attractions because tours are offered strictly in English. There is a fear of law enforcement officers who do not speak Spanish and with whom residents have difficulty communicating. And recently, Hispanics have been the target of assaults and thefts.
 
Hispanic children are expected to learn English while being immersed in school. They have the assistance of English as a Second Language teachers and “amigos” who come to the school to converse with them and to let them practice English in a non-threatening situation. However, many of them do not have adults who are able to help them with homework once they leave school. Parents often use even the smallest children to translate for them in public places, since the children often learn English more rapidly than they do. Still this is a lot of pressure on these children, many of whom are still dealing with the stress of leaving their home and country to come to the U.S.
 
Hispanic teens are caught between two cultures and struggle with their identity and their future. Many families want them to go on to college, but often the teens drop out of high school to work, because they are not doing well academically or because they do not believe it is financially possible for them to continue. They need encouragement, tutors and mentors both from the Hispanic community and from the Anglo community. They need access to computers if they don’t have one at home. They need a place to gather to take classes and form groups that allow them to express themselves, develop their talents  and discuss the stresses in their lives as they discover hope for the future.
 
Through Nueva Esperanza, Butterfly Community Ministries is working to offer hope to this community. We are partnering with Maria Touchstone who is in charge of all the ESL programs in the North Little Rock school district, and with Father Tom, the bilingual priest at St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Remount Road. Both of them, as well as the members of Father Tom’s congregation, have developed a trusting relationship with many Hispanic residents in this area and are offering us insight and guidance.
 
Following initial talks with them, with some Hispanic residents and leaders in the community, we have identified the following needs :

  1. classes to improve English language skills
  2. information that educates residents about their community, rules, opportunities and teaches how to become good neighbors
  3. information that helps assimilate new residents into the community
  4. place where residents can come to seek answers to their questions
  5. a computer room for the use of those who do not have computers at home
  6. opportunities for youth to develop life skills and gain self confidence
  7. a place to have periodic medical screenings and vaccinations
  8. opportunities for youth in the fine arts
  9. leaders who are willing to include Hispanic residents in their plans and provide bi-lingual opportunities for them

The City of North Little Rock has offered us the use a large FEMA trailer, to begin our program. We hope to use it:

We are now looking for a spot to set the trailer! Stay tuned!

Staff

Executive Director

Rev. Mary Hoey and her husband Jim and three daughters, Lesli, Jenny and Heather, moved to Arkansas in 1986. Mary began her life in New Jersey, grew up in Hawaii where her father, a former missionary to the Congo, was a Methodist minister. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a BA in Sociology. She served 14 years in the jungles of Bolivia as a United Methodist missionary where she met and married Jim, taught in a vocational high school, organized literacy classes, TB clinics and girls clubs, taught Sunday School, and home schooled daughter Lesli for 8 years before adopting a second daughter and becoming pregnant with their third child. Returning to the US to Jim’s home in Pennsylvania and unable to find employment, they learned first hand what it is like to live hand to mouth in a struggling economy. After four years, Jim was hired by Heifer International in Arkansas and the family moved south. Mary received her Masters Degree in ‘Secondary Education from UALR and taught Spanish in Little Rock’s Garland Elementary and Dunbar Junior High School for 11 years. During that time, she felt a calling to return to fulltime ministry, and after studying at Perkins School of Theology at SMU in Dallas, Texas, became a Deacon in the United Methodist Church. She served 7 years as the Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church in North Little Rock and 1 year at Bryant First United Methodist Church. Mary and Jim are also the proud grandparents of Aaliyah Michelle.

As the Executive Director of Butterfly Community Ministries, Mary combines her years of pastoring, her compassion and heart to work with and on behalf of the Hispanic community, and those whom we consider to be the “least, the lost and the lonely” in our society – with her years of cross cultural and teaching experience. She feels honored to be asked to serve our Hispanic brothers and sisters through Butterfly and looks forward to developing an army of culturally sensitive citizens and volunteer activists.

Give

If you would like to give of your time, please contact us. If you would like to make a financial contribution, please complete and return the Contribution Form (requires Adobe Reader).

Here are some suggestions of how you can support us:

North Heights Elementary school has asked for bi-lingual books and coloring books that they can give to their Hispanic bi-lingual students to take home to practice their English.

Project PROM will soon be asking for donations of slightly used prom dresses and bridesmaids’ dresses, shoes, and accessories to recycle and offer free of charge to young ladies for their Quinceañera celebrations and their proms. This opportunity will be available to all young women who need help. 

Resources

Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge
Offers Academic Training, Life Skills Training, and Hands-On Work Skills Training
http://www.ngycp.org/AR/index.asp?Id=2004
Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 212-5360

Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Central Arkansas
Offers Youth Development Program, Serves Children of Single Parent Homes Ages 6-14.
http://www.bbbsca.org/
628 West Broadway, Ste. 102; North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 374-6661
mentor@bbbsca.org

Central Arkansas Planning and Development
Offers On-the-Job Training for Youth and Adults for up to 6 Months, Summer Youth Employment Training for Ages 14-21, Basic Education and Occupational Skills Training
http://www.arworks.org/
1333 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 376-4119

Central Arkansas Workforce Center (Division of Central Arkansas Planning and Development)
Offers Assistance in Finding a Career Job, Single Scholarship Fund, and Computer Classes Monday through Friday.
http://www.arworks.org/search/training/trainresources.htm
501 4119

Dark Hollow CDC
Adult and Youth Literacy Program
1400 Pine Street
501 378-7957

Melrose Community Outreach
Offers After School Tutoring, Recreational Activities, Driver’s Education, and Work Program.
219 West 14th Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 372-3810

NLR NAACP
Offers Computer Orientation Classes for All Ages; Assistance with Reading, Math, and Games.
Monday - Wednesday 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
http://www.naacp.org/
Robert Lee 501 569-2555

North Little Rock Boys and Girls Club
Offers After School Programs, Athletic Programs, Educational Programs, and Social Support Programs
http://www.bgca.org/
1212 Maple Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 374-0309

Project Renew
Offers Job Training and Educational Assistance

Pulaski County Adult Education Center
Offers Adult Basic Education, GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Literacy, and Workforce Alliance Growth Economy (WAGE).
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
http://www.pcssdweb.k12.ar.us/
501 945-6055

STEP, Inc.
Offers Encourager Program with Once a Week Tutoring, Friendship Club at the Pine Street Development Center for Children Ages 8-12, Discipleship Club, STEP Excel Abstinence Program, Leadership Club, Reading Readiness, and Summer Programs.
3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Family Outreach Center Eastgate Gym
501 758-5319

Advocates and Relatives for Kids
Offers Crisis Intervention, Emergency Food, Clothing Assistance
2301 East Broadway, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 945-8015

Dress for Success
Offers Assistance in Clothing and Dressing for Successful Job Interviews, Career Classes, and a Food Pantry
1900 N. Pine Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 812-0776

First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
415 Maple Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 374-7677

Gardner Memorial United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Mondays and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
1723 Schaer Street
501 374-9520

Gloryland Care Closet
Food Pantry, Clothes Closet***Must Bring Picture ID, Social Security Card, and Proof of Insurance
2013 N. Schaer Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 812-5683

Potluck
Rescues and Distributes Prepared Perishables to Area Established Feeding Programs
501 371-0303

Project Renew
Emergency Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen
First Saturday of Every Month
River Front Park

River City Ministries
Food Pantry and Hot Lunch
Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m.
1021 East Washington, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 376-6694

Salvation Army
Food Pantry
1505 West 18th Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 758-7297

Civilian Student Training Program
Behavior Management Program for 13-17 Year Old Males
Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 212-5565

Crisis Intervention Service
Offers Adult and Teen Crisis Lines, and a Friends Line for Help with Homework or Contacting a Caring Adult.
888 274-7472

Family Service Agency
Offering Individual, Marital, and Family Counseling; Drug and Alcohol Counseling; Domestic Outreach and Intervention Programs; Victim Assistance with the Little Rock Police Department; Sexual Assault Center. Also Offering Budget, Credit and Housing Counseling; a Debt Management Program; plus Mortgage Default and Rent Delinquency Counseling.
http://www.helpingfamilies.org/
628 West Broadway, Ste. 300, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 372-4242

Florence Crittenden Services
Offers Service for At Risk Young Women. Day Treatment, Therapy Counseling, and More.
3600 West 11th Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
501 663-3129

North Little Rock Police Department Victim Assistance Program
Offers Victim Assistance, Referrals, Crisis Intervention, Transportation, and Assistance in Finding a Home.
http://www.nlrpolice.org/

Project Renew
Offers Individual and Group Substance Abuse Counseling.

Past Missions

Our Clubs

In 2001, Butterfly was asked by several North Little Rock officials, including Mayor Patrick Hays, to provide support for the Our Club that meets in the old Argenta train station in the Sherman Park community of North Little Rock. Our Clubs are havens for children at risk in our society. The Sherman Park Our Club, and a second Our Club in the North Little Rock Housing Authority’s Silver City Courts Housing Project, the oldest Housing Project in Arkansas were supported in large part by Butterfly. Both clubs minister to grade school, middle school, and high school children in the afternoons. They provide them with nutritional meals and snacks and strive to meet the children’s educational needs including tutoring, providing school supplies and uniforms. They also address the community environment in which the at risk children live. The two Clubs are operated by Leifel Jackson, reformed leader of the Original Ganster Crips who turned his life around to nurture and mentor at risk children rather than lead then into a life of crime. He is assisted by three staffers. As many as 100 children attend the two clubs.

Some of the children who visit Our Club are members of single-parent homes. Many of these parents are working, struggling, and striving for the best for their child, but this very action leaves the child alone, vulnerable to the dangers in our  society: namely gangs and drug abuse. Our Club provides a safe place by giving the children a sense of belonging and stability in a safe environment, off the streets, during the crucial hours from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Volunteers give of their time by playing games, talking to the children and listening to their stories, doing art activities and crafts, tutoring or mentoring them.

In addition, Butterfly assisted people in these neighborhood by providing minor home repair and installing window air conditioning units for the elderly.

Contact

English as a Second Language classes, beginning and advanced, are held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 6150 Remount Road, Levy (North Little Rock). They are taught on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The cost is $10.00. Childcare is provided. The church number is 753-3977.

For any general information inquiries, please write to:

Butterfly Community Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 95093
North Little Rock, AR., 72190

Or call: 501-951-7472

Mission

Butterfly Community Ministries is a Christian, faith-based, non-profit, service corporation promoting help for the social, spiritual, psychological, and physical needs of people in north Pulaski County, Arkansas.  Butterfly Community Ministries is a risk-taking ministry working with the power of the Holy Spirit in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ by:

  1. Providing high quality service  in places and among people who have real needs posing an urgent priority for Christian presence and involvement.
  2. Working to coordinate and complement the efforts of other local agencies and institutions devoted to increasing social, physical, psychological, or spiritual wellness.
  3. Empowering leaders and future leaders to selflessly engage in community building efforts and enterprises.
  4. Implementing programs intended to expand horizons of specific groups or individuals by providing opportunities to explore personal interests or aptitudes.
  5. Creating opportunities to broaden the level of inclusive social interaction by increasing trust, respect, concern and self-giving among people of all races, religions, and creeds.

Board

VINCENT INSALACO, Chairman

Vince has had a political and business career spanning three decades. He has worked with or for President Bill Clinton, U.S. Sen. David Pryor, and U.S. Sen. John Glenn. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Arkansas (1981-1984) and president of the Young Democrats of Arkansas (1981-83). Most recently he served as campaign manager and press secretary for Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Jimmie Lou Fisher and served as an “Arkansas Traveler” for the WJC and HRC Presidential Campaigns. In 1985 he was appointed by the U.S. State Department to attend an international conference between the United States and the Soviet Union at the University of Colorado. Between 1985 and 1991, he organized and coordinated dialogues in Russia, Germany and Israel.

In business, he founded Family Entertainment in 1984. The company grew to 50 stores and 300 employees in three states. It was the largest company of its kind in Arkansas when sold in 2002. He is an author and former radio show host. He served as the host of the “Vince Insalaco Show” on Radio Stations KARN and the Arkansas Radio Network from 1985-1991.

Vincent has been involved in making documentary political and biographical documentary films for more then 25 years. In 2007 he produced “War Eagle, Arkansas” his first feature narrative movie.  Vincent also produced the world premiere for the critically acclaimed documentaries “The Hunting of the President” (a film by Harry Thomason) and HBO’s “Back in the Hood” (a film by Mark Levin). He has produced a book tour for Linda Bloodworth’s “Liberating Paris” in 2004 and also Centennial Celebrations for the cities of North Little Rock (2004) and Little Rock (1977).  He was a founding member of Little Rock’s Riverfest.

Insalaco has served on many boards including Doctors Hospital, the Red Cross, United Way, CARTI, Historic Arkansas Museum, THEA Foundation, and is a founder of ACT (Argenta Community Theater) and Butterfly Community Ministries.  Vincent was married for 32 years to the late Sally Riggs Insalaco who passed away in 2006. They have two children, Elizabeth and Vincent III and two grandchildren.

REV. GUY WHITNEY, Vice Chairman

Born: May 24, 1948

Education:
Paragould High School, 1966
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR, 1970; B.A. in Religion and English
The Southern Baptist Theo. Seminary, Louisville, Ky, 1977; M.Div, in Pastoral Care;
United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, 1998, D.Min., in Worship and Preaching

Early ministry in the Southern Baptist Convention (1966-79) included work as a mission pastor in two new church starts, clinical training in various institutional settings, a student pastorate in Kentucky, and a pastorate in Arkansas.  After seminary he served as Chaplain and Social Worker for the Arkansas Department of Corrections.  He was awarded The State of Arkansas Certificate of Merit, July 1978, by Attorney General, Bill Clinton, for contributions in designing the ACCEPT program for ex-offenders and served as a Social Worker for Youth Homes, Inc. of Little Rock.

As an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church since 1980, appointments include:
North Little Rock FUMC; Associate Pastor 1980-81
Nettleton UMC; Pastor 1981-84
Heritage UMC, Senior Pastor 1984-90
Bentonville  FUMC, Senior Pastor 1990-96
Searcy FUMC; Senior Pastor 1996-98
Little Rock, Arkansas Area Minister for Congregational Development, 1998-2000
Little Rock, St. James UMC, Senior Pastor, 2000-04
Hot Springs, South Central District Superintendent, 2004-07
North Little Rock FUMC; Senior Pastor, 2007 to the present

Married to Loretta W. Whitney; five children include: Amanda Abernethy, Michele Lemon, J.J. Whitney, Guy Whitney III, and Katherine Whitney; plus four grandchildren. 

JIM BARNETT,   Secretary - Treasurer

A husband, father, grandfather and commercial insurance agent, Jim has lived in the North Little Rock community for the past 30 years. He’s been a volunteer in Scouting, Little League baseball, church youth group and several mission programs in and out of state. He became involved with BCM because he wants to give something back to the community that has been so good to him and his family. Jim has been heard to say that he gets much more out of volunteering than the people he helps.

REV. STEPHEN COPLEY

Stephen Copley is an ordained elder and commissioned Church and Community Worker in the United Methodist Church.  He is currently the Director of Justice for Our Neighbors.  His other church appointments have included NLR First United Methodist Church, Gillett, Hampton, Horatio and churches in Great Britain.  He serves as the Chair of the Arkansas Conference United Methodist Church Hunger Task Force, Chair of the Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns and on the Conference Board of Global Ministries.

Steve is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas (B.A.), Southern Methodist University (M.Div.) and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock (J.D.) He is married to Judi.

JOHN DRAKE

John moved to North Little Rock with his wife, Julie and two children, Kyle and Katie in August 2001 from Morrilton, Arkansas. John is an investment representative with Edward Jones Investments. His office is in the Park Hill Historic District. Besides being a board member of Butterfly Community Ministries, he is also involved in many other church, civic, and community activities including serving as United Methodist Men’s president, as a member of the North Little Rock Kiwanis Club (National Day of Prayer chairman), and as a NLR Chamber of Commerce board member. He also is an UPWARD Basketball Director, and an “Encourager” for the North Little Rock School District.

MARTHA “CLAIRE” HAUN

Claire was born in Memphis but found herself retiring to the Mississippi Gulf Coast prior to Katrina. Along with her husband, Warren Scott Haun, Sr. and Mother, she evacuated to North Little Rock where they now call home. Claire has two grown children, John Robert Wedaman, III “Jay” and Carrie Wedaman Band along with three grandchildren, Moriah Claire 8, Ethan Michael 7, and Helen Renee 6.

A long history of grant writing and community volunteering led her to service on the boards of Our House Homeless Shelter, Arkansas League of Artists, and with organizations such as THEA Foundation, Arkansas Rice Depot, North Little Rock Mayor’s Youth Council and now with Butterfly. Claire was the organizer of the “Hearts for Art” art show and sale at the Clinton Library to showcase the Katrina devastated artists of the Gulf Coast. The event brought such national attention to the plight of the artists that subsequent shows across  the nation have infused new life blood into the over 200 artists that were impacted by the storm.

An R.N. by vocation, She has received many honors and recognitions for her years of dedication including…Top 100 Nurses in Louisiana, Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Mother of the Year, and Mayor Hays named May 16, 2006 as “Claire Haun Day” for her work in the recovery efforts post Katrina. Claire was honored to receive one of the first Compass Awards presented by the North Little Rock Mayor’s Youth Council to recognize adults that are providing positive mentoring to our youth. Last October, Claire was selected to travel to Washington DC as a delegate in the first Non-Profit Congress representing both Arkansas and Mississippi. A staunch advocate for those that lack a visible voice…her philosophy is based in the power of a “service heart”!

CAROLYN LASSEIGNE

Carolyn was born and educated in Louisiana, holding a BS degree in nursing from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Carolyn married Paul and in 1984 they moved to North Little Rock where they became members of First United Methodist Church.  She and her husband have two adult sons and two granddaughters.  After many years of volunteering in health rooms and libraries in public schools, she worked for 15 years in the Central Arkansas Library system, retiring in August 2002.  Since retirement, she provides a weekly story time at the Children’s Enrichment Center at First United Methodist Church, works in the church library, acts as a receptionist and serves on the church’s Pastoral Care Team.

JAN SCHOLL

Jan worked as a teacher in the NLR School District for 30 years. She was selected Arkansas Teacher of the Year in 2000. She worked at the NLR Boys and Girls Club as Youth Programs Director for two and a half years. For the Past 8 years she has been the Director of the NLR Mayor’s Youth Council, doing community service with 75 of the finest teens in our city. The council served over 10,000 hours last year.  Service is Jan’s life.  She serves on the boards of Our House Homeless Shelter, the Families are Special Adoption Agency and Pulaski County Youth Services.  In 2003 Sen. Blanche Lincoln honored Jan with the Congressional award of Angel of Adoption.  Jan has two adopted children, a 34-year-old son from Arkansas and a 19-year-old daughter adopted from Russia at age 11.  Jan believes strongly in the mission of helping the under-served youth of our city and is honored to be of service on the board of the Butterfly Community Board.

DR. STEVEN STRODE

Steve is a family physician on faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Regional Programs. Following education through medical school in Dallas, he moved to Little Rock for family medicine specialty training. He was in private practice in Jacksonville and Sherwood before choosing to teach. Through the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he completed a Masters Degree in Adult Education and he is now completing a Masters in Public Health through Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Strode is married to Peggy Lee O’Neill Strode, a medical sonographer. They have two grown children and two dogs. Dr. Strode is a Past President of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians, a Counselor of the Arkansas Medical Society, and President of the Pulaski County Medical Society.

MARIA G. TOUCHSTONE

Maria was born in Monterrey, Mexico.  She is the English as a Second Language Coordinator for the North Little Rock School District and has been a teacher for 22 years.  Her husband is Todd Touchstone and they have a 15 year old daughter named Margaret and a 12 year old son named Todd Jr.  Maria is a member of the Arkansas Crisis Response Team, Vice-President of the Little Rock Chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens and a member of several boards including the Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Council, Welcome the Children Community Advisory Board and the LULAC State Education Committee.  She has served on several committees with the Arkansas Department of Education in the field of second language acquisition.  She is an education advocate for all children- especially children living in poverty, no matter what language they speak.  As a poor Mexican immigrant who learned English in public schools, she is committed to being a representative and advocate for the immigrant Hispanic community.

ZACHARY DAVID WILSON

Dave graduated from Western Michigan University and the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas where he served as Managing Editor of the Arkansas Law Review. Mr. Wilson clerked for Arkansas Supreme Court Justice John A. Fogleman, and has practiced law in North Little Rock, Arkansas for 30 years. Over the years, Mr. Wilson has developed a specialty in public utility, electric, and water matters, and represents local utilities throughout the State of Arkansas. He practices both in Arkansas and Washington D.C., and is admitted in Arkansas State and Federal Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Wilson’s two children, Allison and Zach, both attend the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Wilson is a member of various Professional and Civic organizations including: American Bar Association, Federal Energy Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association and the North Little Rock Rotary Club.

BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS

Butterfly Community Ministries thanks the following people who previously served on the Board:

Dr. Russell R. Moore:  2001-2004

Ms. Eddie Bevill: 2001 - 2005

Mr. Eddie Nally: 2001 -2006

Ms. Gail Schulte: 2001 – 2007

About

Butterfly Community Ministries exists to make a difference in the quality of life for the people of north Pulaski County. Our aim is to improve social, physical, psychological, and spiritual health of those in need in our community by change from within. Butterfly Community Ministries supports the people in the community through various ministries.  Currently, we are focusing on the needs of the Spanish-speaking residents of the Greater Levy neighborhood of North Little Rock, with a project called “Nueva Esperanza,” New Hope.