Heifer International

Heifer International is a nonprofit organization in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, that provides assistance in relieving global hunger. Heifer accomplishes this goal by raising animals around the world. Heifer provides assistance to those who receive the donated animals, and encourages the widespread distribution of these animals' progeny. Animals included in the program are alpacas, bees, rabbits, and water buffalo. Twenty-five states in the United States also receive assistance from Heifer.

Heifer moved into its current headquarters building near the Clinton Presidential Center in 2006. Said Heifer VP Tom Peterson, "We would not have built here if it were not for the library." The Heifer facility cost $17.5 million.

In January 2008 the Heifer headquarters received one of thirteen prestigious Institute Honors Awards for Architecture. Institute Honors Awards are distributed by the American Institute of Architects.

References

"Heifer Building Gets Architecture Honor," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 13, 2008.