Habitat Hosts 16th Annual Souper Sunday

Local restaurants served soups at the Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Arkansas fundraiser held at the Red Wolf Convention Center.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Philanthropy

Warm-lit buffet table with steaming soup pots, rows of tasting cups, and a wooden ladle in a bright convention hall. — Local restaurants served 15 soups Sunday at Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Arkansas's 16th annual Souper Sunday fundraiser in Jonesboro. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Arkansas hosted its 16th annual Souper Sunday fundraiser at the Red Wolf Convention Center in Embassy Suites. Ticket holders tasted 15 soups from local restaurants and voted for their favorite.

Why it matters

The event raises money for building new homes for Habitat families, which serves the Jonesboro area and the wider Northeast Arkansas region. Proceeds could also fund a new Habitat family home in Paragould.

The 16th annual event featured 15 soups tasted by ticket holders, who voted on their favorite. Habitat Family home loans run 30 years and are interest-free if the application is approved, though the total proceeds raised were not reported.

The players

Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Arkansas

A local affiliate of the national Habitat for Humanity nonprofit that builds and sells affordable homes to families in Northeast Arkansas, with a stated goal of serving the entire region.

Hijinx

A local sponsor that funded the kids' zone added to this year's Souper Sunday event.

The details

Ticket holders tasted soups and voted for their favorite, with the winner receiving the ladle award. This year's event added a silent auction and a kids' zone sponsored by Hijinx.

November 1, 2026: Souper Sunday fundraiser held at the Red Wolf Convention Center.

Philanthropy Context

Habitat for Humanity International operates through locally run affiliates, each raising its own funds to build homes, and this Jonesboro-area event is one such local effort. Its 16th annual run shows how community food-tasting fundraisers have sustained affiliate home-building budgets over more than a decade.

Residents who want to support Habitat's home builds can attend future Souper Sunday events or donate to the affiliate. Interested families can learn that Habitat Family home loans are 30-year and interest-free if approved.

The takeaway

Community fundraisers like Souper Sunday turn ordinary meals into direct support for affordable housing. Anyone interested in helping can contribute time, money, or a restaurant's soup to future events.