1P Single Parent Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 20116
Hot Springs, AR 71903
Phone: (501) 762-0113
Alzheimer's Arkansas
www.alzark.org
201 Markham Center Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (800) 689-6090
Caregiver line: (501) 913-1878 (24/7)
Counseling and support, education, elder abuse programs and services for all Alzheimer's or related dementia patients, their caregivers, families and friends. Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Arkansas Apprenticeship Pathways Initiative (AAPI)
www.winrock.org/projects/...
325 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 350
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 280-3031
AAPI provides outreach on registered apprenticeship programs to organizations that support targeted underserved populations to ensure that those looking for work are aware of the opportunities available and have appropriate guidance on referral processes and benefits of participating in apprenticeship programs. They provide a HVAC Technician apprenticeship through National Park College.
Arkansas Learning Through the Arts (ALTTA)
www.altta.org
4501 N. Hwy 7, Suite 8 #315
Hot Springs Village, AR 71909
Phone: (501) 302-3175
Serving the students across Arkansas by providing high quality arts programming (workshops and residencies) in regular and specialist classrooms: Dance, Music, Theater, Poetry, Storytelling, Pottery, Watercolor and Crafts.
Arkansas Workforce Connections
www.dws.arkansas.gov
1 Commerce Way, Suite 604
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: (844) 908-2178
Arkansas Workforce Connections sits at the center of the state’s workforce development efforts. The agency’s mission is to provide support and guidance to help individuals succeed in their careers while offering companies incentives to maintain a skilled and technically trained workforce, meeting industry demands now and in the future. Arkansas Workforce Connections is a division of the Arkansas Department of Commerce.
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS)
www.dws.arkansas.gov/ar-rehabilitation-services
201 Market St., Suite 200
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 623-4479
Counseling, evaluation, job placement, vocational training, physical and mental restoration, independent living, supported employment and transition services for people with disabilities. Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Catholic Charities Immigration Services
www.dolr.org/immigration-services
P.O. Box 7565
Little Rock, AR 72217
Phone: (501) 664-0340
Provides low-cost immigration counseling and support to families and individuals who are eligible for immigration benefits and cannot afford private assistance. Appointment required.
Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC)
Arkadelphia CSBG/SCAT Office
www.cadc.com/
1305 North 10th St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-8747
Established in 1965, the Central Arkansas Development Council is a private nonprofit community action agency operating in 19 counties in the state of Arkansas. CADC is a local force in the War on Poverty providing a hand-up and promoting self-help in our neighborhoods and for our families. We are committed to providing opportunities for empowerment for individuals, families, and communities.
Amity Head Start
213 N. Clark St.
Amity, AR 71921
Phone: (870) 342-5358
Amity Head Start program provides educational resources, as well as health and dental services, nutrition and social services to children from low-income families. The program ensures three- and four-year-old children are ready to learn when transitioning to kindergarten. Head Start offers parents training and resources to support their child's educational achievement. Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
Arkadelphia Head Start Center
www.arearlylearning.org
301 North 23rd St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (501) 547-8277
Our program is a comprehensive child development program, which serves ages 0-5, and their families. The overall goal is to increase the social competence of young children of income eligible families. Monday-Friday 6:30am-5:00pm
Gurdon Head Start
410 E. Main St.
Gurdon, AR 71743
Phone: (870) 353-6616
Gurdon Head Start program provides educational resources, as well as health and dental services, nutrition and social services to children from low-income families. The program ensures three- and four-year-old children are ready to learn when transitioning to kindergarten. Head Start offers parents training and resources to support their child's educational achievement. Monday-Friday 7:00am-4:30pm
Change Point Pregnancy Care
and Parenting Resource Center
www.changepointcenter.com
201 Nickels St.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 624-2773
Change Point Pregnancy Care and Parenting Resource Center of Hot Springs has been helping families and single parents for over 30 years. We have a caring, loving staff, here to help you with free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, educational materials on fetal development, and referrals to health care facilities. We offer educational parenting classes and programs, fatherhood program and classes, supervised parental court ordered visitation, and Biblically-Faith based classes to help a parent accomplish positive, loving, and solution solving parenting skills.
Clark County Adult Education/GED
301 North 23rd St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-1104
Basic Computers Literacy and Math Tutor. Amity and Gurdon call for information.
Clark County Cooperative Extension Program
www.uaex.uada.edu/counties/clark
640 South 6th St., Suite B
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-2281
The Cooperative Extension Service and the University of Arkansas helps people improve their lives through educational process and research-based knowledge focused on issues and needs. There are three main areas of research-based information: Agriculture/Natural Resource, Family and Consumer Sciences and Youth Development. Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Clark County 4-H
4-H clubs and school programs provide youth development and youth mentoring programs to kids ages 8 to 18. 4-H programs are available in urban, suburban and rural communities and membership in 4-H is free (costs nothing to join). Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
www.girlscoutsdiamonds.org
11311 Arcade Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: (501) 758-1020 or
(800) 632-6894
Healthy Connections
www.healthy-connections.org
301 Professional Park Dr.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (888) 710-8220
Provides medical, dental and social services to residents of all ages regardless of ability to pay. Offers discounted services for uninsured or under-insured persons, sliding fee scale for those who qualify and low cost or no cost preventative care. Will assist clients in signing up for healthcare insurance. Services offered for all ages: Pediatric Services, Adult Medicine, Discount Medication, Preventative Health Screenings, Full-Service Lab, X-Rays and Behavioral Health Services.
LendEDU (Guide to Paying for College for People with Disabilities)
www.lendedu.com/blog/paying-for-college-for-people-with-disabilities
Getting a college degree is hard enough but it presents a different set of challenges for people who have disabilities. If you have a disability, this guide can help you determine how to get financial aid and access to scholarships meant for people with disabilities. In this guide, you can learn also how to apply for Federal Student Aids, Types of Federal Student Aids, Support for students with disabilities, and Scholarships.
Literacy Council of the Ouachitas
www.ouachitaliteracy.org
119 Hobson Ave.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 624-7323
Established in 1983 as an adult educational nonprofit, the Literacy Council of the Ouachitas offers one-on-one and small group tutoring. We value literacy as a basic human need. We value respect as a tool for fostering growth, increasing accessibility and collaboration to ensure an inclusive learning environment.
Ouachita Children, Youth, and Family Services
Ouachita Children's Center (OCC)
www.occnet.org
339 Charteroak St.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 623-5592
Breaking the cycles of a social and negative behavior as well as those of abuse and neglect for Arkansas youth, one child at a time. A non-profit child advocacy organization providing emergency shelter and quality services for youth and families, empowering them to achieve lifelong success. Serving Clark and Garland counties.
Clark County Public School Districts
Arkadelphia School District
www.arkadelphiaschools.org
700 Clinton St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-5564
Peake Elementary
Grades: K - 4
1609 Pine St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-2361
Goza Middle School
Grades: 5 - 8
140 Badger Ln.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-4291
Arkadelphia High School
Grades: 9 - 12
401 High School Dr.
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Phone: (870) 246-7373
Centerpoint School District
Centerpoint Elementary School
Grades: K - 5
637 Highway 8 East
Amity, AR 71921
Phone: (870) 356-2912
Centerpoint Middle School
Grades: 6 - 8
755 Highway 8 East
Amity, AR 71921
Phone: (870) 356-3612
Centerpoint High School
Grades: 9 - 12
755 Highway 8 East
Amity, AR 71921
Phone: (870) 356-3612
Gurdon School District
www.go-devils.net
#1 Go-Devil Rd.
Gurdon, AR 71743
Phone: (870) 353-4454
Gurdon Primary School
Grades: PK - 2
401 North 10th St.
Gurdon, AR 71743
Phone: (870) 353-4321
Cabe Middle School
Grades: 3 - 6
7780 Highway 67 South
Gurdon, AR 71743
Phone: (870) 353-4454, ext. 4
Gurdon High School
Grades: 7 - 12
7777 Highway 67 South
Gurdon, AR 71743
Phone: (870) 353-4454, ext. 1
Colleges
Arkansas State University - Three Rivers
www.asutr.edu
1 College Cir.
Malvern, AR 72104
Phone: (501) 337-5000
Arkansas State University Three Rivers (ASUTR) is a comprehensive, public, two-year institution of higher education in Malvern, Arkansas, providing accessible, high-value associate degrees and certificates in a quality academic environment that is focused on both student success and the economic development needs of the communities it serves. The College offers more than 50 programs of study in academic, career and technical disciplines to approximately 3,500 credit, non-credit, adult education (three sites—Hot Spring, Clark, and Grant Counties) and workforce students, while serving the culturally and economically diverse populations in the five-county service area of Hot Spring, Saline, Clark, Grant and Dallas Counties.
Henderson State University
www.hsu.edu
31100 Henderson St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71999
Phone: (870) 230-5000
National Park College
www.np.edu
101 College Dr.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-4222 or (844) 806-8752
Adult Education Center
www.np.edu/community-friends/adult-education
Adult Education Building
101 College Dr.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-4335
The Adult Education Center offers a wide range of classes that are available to any adult over the age of 18 who is a resident of the area. Flexible class schedules provide day and evening sessions to meet the unique needs of adult learners. Whether you are preparing for college and want to brush up on your math skills, or you are a dislocated worker needing to retrain for a better job, we have a program for you. Our programs are FREE! We offer Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Adult Education (GAE), and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, the W.A.G.E program, and GED Testing. Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm; Tuesday & Thursday Evenings 4:00pm-8:00pm
Career Pathways
www.np.edu/student-life-services/career-pathways
Student Commons Building
101 College Dr.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-4379
The National Park College Career Pathways Initiative is a program that enables NPC to offer career training and college classes to those who qualify. The Pathways program may also help you overcome the barriers that have kept you from getting the training and education you need.
Child Care Aware WCA
www.np.edu/community-friends/community-corporate-training/childcare-aware/
101 College Dr.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-6588
Child Care Aware of West Central Arkansas at National Park College is a community childcare resource and referral program providing services in thirteen counties: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Howard, Jefferson, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Polk, Saline and Sevier. Our services include parent support and help locating childcare, childcare provider trainings and technical assistance, and other efforts to increase the quality and availability of childcare. All services are FREE to you and the community.
Ouachita Baptist University
www.obu.edu
410 Ouachita St.
Arkadelphia, AR 71998
Phone: (870) 245-5000
UA Rich Mountain Community College
1100 College Dr.
Mena, AR 71953
Phone: (479) 394-7622
