OMNI 2026 Fundraiser
WHAT THRILLING, WORLD
CHANGING THINGS WILL OMNI
DO THIS YEAR?
December, 2025
Let’s start with the truth:
We’re living through one of the biggest justice crises of our lifetime— the housing crisis.
Families, elders, workers, students people of every kind are losing their homes. Not by accident, but because greed has crept into the very places we love. And yes—it’s happening right here in our beautiful Fayetteville.
But here’s what else is true: We still believe in Fayetteville.
We believe that when this city has the resources and the heart, she chooses compassion. She chooses neighbors. She chooses community. And we believe she can select affordable housing again.
Yet there’s a hard reality we can’t ignore: People are freezing on our streets tonight.
A moment that changed us
The Saturday after Thanksgiving, as the first sharp cold rolled in, a few of us brought sloppy joes to unhoused neighbors. People were already trembling. Every face said the same thing: I’m trying my best, but tonight is going to hurt.
Just as we packed up, three more people walked towards us. We stayed. We served.
Then an elderly woman approached—wrapped in layers that couldn’t keep the cold out. She was crying, shaking, embarrassed, and hungry. An 8-year-old volunteer went straight to her, wrapped her in a hug, and quietly filled her pockets with cookies.
Through tears, she whispered, “I try not to break down… but it’s so cold. | just didn’t want to be hungry too.”
No one should have to live like this. Not here. Not anywhere.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO—RIGHT
NOW—TO PROTECT OUR
NEIGHBORS?
Omni Gateway Project
For three years, Omni’s Gateway Project, together with Natural State Treehouse Builders, New Beginnings Community, and other partners, has been designing a bold, beautiful solution:
Small, safe, stable tiny-home neighborhoods where people can live until permanent housing is ready. And in 2026, we’re ready to go big.
Our biggest, most hopeful plan yet:
Partner with at least 3 churches to place tiny-home villages on their land.
And here’s the magic: churches don’t just have space—they have hearts. They have whole communities eager to love their neighbors in real, practical ways.
Imagine…
Warm tiny homes.
Supportive community.
People off the streets—safe at last.
A model Fayetteville can be proud of.
We’re already in conversations, and we need more.
If your heart is stirring—let’s talk.
OMNI: THE HEARTBEAT OF
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY.
No matter how tough the world feels, Omni remains a sanctuary for creativity, connection, and justice:
- Open Mic – A space where voices rise, stories land, and community grows.
- Vegan Potluck – A shared table of color, gratitude, and homemade goodness.
- Monthly Soul-Soothing Concerts – Music that warms, heals, and reminds us why hope matters.
- Deep, Meaningful Conversations – Honest moments to breathe, connect, and be seen.
- Affordable Space for New Ideas and Dreams – Home for creators, organizers, and anyone imagining better.
- Volunteer Meals for Unhoused Neighbors – Teams cook, pack, and deliver warm food—and warm connection—to those facing the night alone.
- Community & Local Government Relationships – Building and tending trusted partnerships that help our city listen, respond, and care for its people.
This isn’t just a building—it’s a living community, and your donations keep it thriving.
This ts the moment to show up.
The threats around us are real.
So is the power of people who refuse to give up on each other.
Your gift today does two things at once:
- Keeps Omni’s doors open—a home for community in challenging times.
- Launches Gateway’s tiny-home neighborhoods-—literal lifelines for our unhoused neighbors.
These aren’t just projects.
They’re foundations for survival. They are seeds of justice, planted in hope, watered by community.
WILL YOU HELP BUILD THE NEIGHBORHOODS—AND THE FUTURE— WE ALL DESERVE?
Please donate today
OMNI and the Gateway Project are giving their whole heart to this work.
We hope you’ll give what you can and join us in building something worthy of Fayetteville’s spirit.
Venmo and credit card donations at
omnicenter.org/donate/
A cool local company – Natural State Treehouse Builders – is partnering with Gateway Project and hopefully lots of others on an amazing idea. The community houses its homeless neighbors!
OMNI Pod Cottages materials needs. What we’re up to and how you can help:
Natural State Treehouses and OMNI/Gateway Project are partnering to build a prototype of an 8’x12′ small one person house. Our hope is that this prototype will demonstrate how affordable a comfortable, well-built but small home can be. We believe that the simplicity, durability and low cost of this model will open up new options for providing shelter for the unhoused population in our communities. At this point, we are only asking for materials needed to build one unit, but we will be seeking further donations of materials in the future.
We will also be putting out a second call for volunteers to help with construction when that time arrives. Take a look at the list below. If you have materials to donate that you think are a match, email Josh Hart at josh@naturalstatetreehouses.com and let him know: 1. Your name and address where the materials are currently located. 2. As much detail about the materials as possible (types, sizes and quantities). Include pictures if you can. 3. Forward on this list to other people you know in Northwest Arkansas who might also want to help. 4. If you don’t have any materials to donate but would like to make a monetary donation to this project, please contact Gladys Tiffany at (479) 283-2167 or gladystiffany@gmail.com. Email is preferable, but if email won’t work you can call or text Josh at (479) 387-0701. Josh will email or call you to schedule a time for our team to pick up your materials.
Help build a prototype for a cozy, comfortable shelter for unhoused people, built by Natural State Treehouses and Gateway Project for Fayetteville
| Please direct questions to: Josh Hart 479.387.0701 / josh@naturalstatetreehouses.com If the list is just too hard to read, ask Josh to email it to you. Our tech isn’t that great. |
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