
CLOTHING
- Dress for Success– 100 N Dixieland Rd, Rogers, AR
- Community Thrift Store – 706 South Main Street, Suite B, Bentonville, AR
- Goodwill Stores – 1400 SE Walton Blvd #2, Bentonville, AR
- Helping Hands – 320 Airport Road, Bentonville, AR
- Once Upon A Child – 4404 West Walnut Street, Rogers, AR
- Salvation Army Thrift Store – 102 North 24th Street, Rogers, AR
GENERAL
- American Indian Center of Arkansas – Support services for eligible American Indians
- Arkansas Crisis Center – Crisis interventions, suicide prevention, and referral agency. Crisis Hotline: (888) 274-7472; 24 hours a day
- Arkansas Resource Information Cyber center (ARIC) – Online database of community/human service organizations. Free.
- Arkansas 211 – Connects you with appropriate agency to help you with your needs. Free. 211 or 1(800) 278-1848.
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters – To provide and support one-on-one, adult-child mentoring relationships for primarily single parent families. Serves NWA children ages 6-14. Used primarily for single parent families.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Address: 130 East Poplar Street, Suite C, Fayetteville, AR
Phone: 479-966-4366
- COX Connect 2 Compete – low cost internet service
- Department of Human Services (DHS) – Food stamps, child care assistance, etc.
Address: 900 SE 13th Court, Bentonville, AR
Phone: (479) 273-9011 or 1(800) 324-0982
- Laundry Love Program – Free laundry program in NWA. Click the link to learn more about the program or click HERE for a list of local laundry mats and hours.
- Pinterest – Social network with lots of resources for kids activities, recipes, DIY projects, etc.
- Second Street Pantry (First United Methodist Church Bentonville) – The last Tuesday of every month they provide toiletries in their pantry as well as groceries.
- St Vincent De Paul– Mondays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Tuesdays from 10:00 am to Noon, Thursdays from 9-11 am, and Saturdays from 9-11 am.
Hours: Last Tuesday of every month – 12pm-6pm
Address: 201 NW 2nd Street, Bentonville, AR
Phone: (479) 273-2712
- Social Security Office – Social security cards and disability benefits.
Hours: Monday-Tuesday/Thursday-Friday, 9:00am – 3:00pm; Wednesday, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Address: 2153 East Joyce Blvd, Suite 101 Fayetteville, AR
Phone: (479) 521-3435 or 1(800) 772-1213
- Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Support Center – Call with any questions
Phone: 1(800) 482-8988
PARENTING
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters – To provide and support one-on-one, adult-child mentoring relationships for primarily single parent families. Serves NWA children ages 6-14. Used primarily for single parent families.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Address: 130 East Poplar Street, Suite C, Fayetteville, AR
Phone: (479) 966-4366
- Center for Effective Parenting – Provides free parenting resources including education classes and resource library.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Address: 614 E. Emma, Suites 109 & 113, Springdale, AR
Phone: (479) 751-6167
- Child Care Aware – Formally NWA Child Care Resource & Referral Center. They provide Information, Learning, Development stages, Resources, Education, and Networking. Services are free to the community. Can provide a database that consist of state registered and/or licensed childcare providers within the 11 county area.
Address: 614 East Emma Avenue, Suite 135, Springdale, AR
Phone: (479) 751-3463
- Head Start Northwest Arkansas – Child development programs for children in low-income families and disabled children (up to age 5). Must meet income guidelines. Complete application packet, which requires child’s birth certificate, immunization records, TB Test and proof of household income for past year.
Bentonville Address: 2109 SE J Street, Bentonville, AR
Phone: (479) 636-7317
Rogers Address: 1305 North Arkansas Street, Rogers, AR
Phone: (479) 636-4506
Centerton Address: 211 Commercial Street, Centerton, AR
Phone: (479) 224-6766
Gentry Address: 208 South Giles Avenue, Gentry, AR
Phone: (479) 736-2406
Rogers HM Center Address: 109 West Industrial Drive, Rogers, AR
Phone: (479) 631-2684
RECREATION
- Bentonville Community Center
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters
- Boys & Girls Club of Benton County
- Macaroni Kid Events
- Northwest Arkansas Kids Guide
Smart Phone and Tablet Apps and Other Helpful Websites
- Dave Ramsey – Tools and Budgeting Advice
- GeoQpons 3 – Coupons and Sales (App Store & Google Play)
- Mint.com – Budgeting, Reminders, Charts, etc. (App Store & Google Play)
- My Fridge Food – Enter the ingredients you have in your fridge and find a meal to make.
- Single Parent Tips – Life Tips when you’re a single parent
- PaperLeaf – trusted essay writing service in Canada – professional writers and tools for students