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Resources in Arkansas

83 listings. Please call ahead — hours and services change.

Adoption

  • Bethany Christian Services — Arkansas

    Christian agency offering adoption, foster care, pregnancy support, counseling and post-adoption support.

  • Sparrow's Promise

    Faith-based foster care agency (formerly Searcy Children's Home) with foster homes, temporary care and a family visit center.

  • AdoptUSKids — Arkansas

    Statewide

    How to foster or adopt in Arkansas, with state contacts and support services, from the national AdoptUSKids project.

  • Arkansas DHS — Foster Care & Adoption (DCFS)

    Statewide

    The state's foster care and adoption program. Call to ask about fostering or adopting a child from Arkansas foster care.

  • Project Zero — Arkansas Heart Gallery

    Statewide

    Photos and stories of Arkansas children in foster care waiting for adoptive families, with monthly events for waiting kids, in partnership with DCFS.

  • The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime)

    Statewide

    Recruits, trains and supports Christian foster and adoptive families through local churches, with county chapters across Arkansas.

Free / Subsidized Childcare

  • Arkansas Early Learning

    Free Head Start and Early Head Start in Benton, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Garland, Greene, Jackson, Poinsett, Pulaski and Saline counties.

  • CAPCA (Community Action Program for Central Arkansas)

    Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant Head Start, plus emergency, food, utility and housing help in central Arkansas counties.

  • Arkansas Head Start Association (Find a Program)

    Statewide

    Find the Head Start or Early Head Start program serving your county.

  • Head Start & Early Head Start

    Nationwide

    Free preschool, child care and family support for eligible families. Find a program near you online or by phone (Mon–Fri 8–6 ET).

Churches / Baby Closets

  • Heart to Heart Pregnancy & Family Care Center

    Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, maternity and baby items and parenting support. 24/7 hotline: (800) 712-4357.

  • His Helping Hands Clothing Closet (First United Methodist Church, Springdale)

    Free gently used clothing and shoes for all ages, once a month. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9–11:30 a.m.

  • Pregnancy Crisis Center (Harrison)

    Free pregnancy help, plus diapers and baby clothes. Mon–Thu, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

  • The Hannah Center — Magnolia

    Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting education and adoption information. Also in El Dorado and Camden.

  • The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime)

    Statewide

    Recruits, trains and supports Christian foster and adoptive families through local churches, with county chapters across Arkansas.

Clothing / Supplies

Domestic Violence

Employment

Potential Financial Assistance

  • Catholic Charities of Arkansas

    Help with food, temporary housing, medical costs and other critical needs. Weekdays 8:30–5.

  • The Salvation Army — Arkansas

    Statewide

    Emergency and transitional shelter, meals, case management and housing help through local Salvation Army centers. Little Rock Center of Hope (women and families): (501) 374-9296.

  • Catholic Charities USA (Find a Local Agency)

    Nationwide

    Find the Catholic Charities agency serving your area for emergency, family and housing help.

  • Modest Needs

    Nationwide

    Small one-time grants for working individuals and families facing an emergency expense. Apply online.

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

    Nationwide

    Parish volunteers who help neighbors in need. The national office does not give direct help: ask your nearest Catholic parish for its St. Vincent de Paul conference.

  • The Salvation Army

    Nationwide

    Emergency rent, utility and other assistance through local Salvation Army offices nationwide.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

  • Community Clinic (Northwest Arkansas)

    Primary care, pediatrics, women's health including prenatal and postpartum care, dental and behavioral health, with clinics in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Siloam Springs and Springdale. Call or text for appointments.

  • Arkansas Home Visiting Network

    Statewide

    Free home visits for families from pregnancy until kindergarten (Healthy Families America, Parents as Teachers, Nurse-Family Partnership and more), in almost every county. Refer yourself online.

  • ARKids First

    Statewide

    Health coverage for Arkansas children, including checkups, dental and vision. Apply online at access.arkansas.gov, by phone, or at a local DHS office.

  • Abortion Pill Reversal hotline

    Nationwide

    Started a chemical abortion and regret it? Call as soon as you can.

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Immerse Arkansas

    Short-term housing, counseling, job training and life-skills coaching for youth ages 14–24 in or aging out of foster care.

  • Our House

    Shelter, family housing, child care, job training and parenting classes for homeless and near-homeless families. Call to check bed availability (weekdays 8–5).

  • The Salvation Army — Arkansas

    Statewide

    Emergency and transitional shelter, meals, case management and housing help through local Salvation Army centers. Little Rock Center of Hope (women and families): (501) 374-9296.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Prevention, shelter and housing help for families facing homelessness, through nearly 200 local affiliates. Find yours on the website.

Infant & Baby Equipment

  • Provision Community Care Closet

    Free clothing, shoes, household items and other essentials for anyone in need, walk-in or by referral. A program of the Jefferson County Foster Care Coalition.

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

Parenting Classes

Pregnancy Centers

Special Needs Assistance

Support for Fathers

  • The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime)

    Statewide

    Recruits, trains and supports Christian foster and adoptive families through local churches, with county chapters across Arkansas.

  • National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

    Nationwide

    Resources for dads from a national clearinghouse funded by HHS’s Office of Family Assistance.

Transportation

  • Our House

    Shelter, family housing, child care, job training and parenting classes for homeless and near-homeless families. Call to check bed availability (weekdays 8–5).

  • Arkansas Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NET)

    Statewide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call the NET Help Line (option 1) to find your region's broker.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Local Family Promise affiliates help families facing homelessness, including gas cards, transit passes and car-related help where available.

  • Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Nationwide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call your Medicaid health plan, ideally two days ahead.