Grace helps meet the blood supply needs of the community by hosting the blood drive during Sunday morning services. The Arkansas Blood Institute visits Grace 4-5 times a year. Serve by donating or greeting those who are.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) CASA of Sebastian County is a non-profit organization which advocates for abused and neglected children within the court system. As a CASA volunteer, you are empowered by the courts to help make a child’s dream of a forever home a reality.
Community Rescue Mission strives to instill hope and empower lives while offering Christ-like hospitality and care by providing safe shelter, meals, and needed support to help people get back on their feet as quickly as possible.
The Clearinghouse assists cancer patients, the elderly, the disabled, children, and working families. The Clearinghouse is best known in the area as the provider of the MEALS FOR KIDS Backpack Program. Each week they prepare and distribute over 2,800 backpacks of food to children in the area schools so they have food for the weekend.
The Families in Transition Program ensures that the educational rights and needs are met of children and youth who are experiencing homelessness.
1st Choice Pregnancy Medical Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas provides pregnancy medical services, referrals, and education to women and families experiencing an unexpected pregnancy or in need of additional support.
Heart to Heart Pregnancy and Family Care Center offers a wide range of free and confidential services such as pregnancy tests and counseling, baby items, maternity items, adoption referrals, fatherhood program and more.
For the last several years, Grace has participated in the Adopt a Highway program. We are responsible for picking up trash along Hwy 71 (1/2 mile in each direction of the stop light at Brooken Hill). This is a quarterly commitment and only takes less than 2 hours to complete the task each time. Participants must be at least 16 years of age, wear sturdy shoes and gloves and wear a safety vest while working.
Next Step provides food assistance to single parent households through hot meals served every Saturday and an after school snack program. Currently serving between 120-160 children 5 days a week.
Provides, through a network of regional partners, comprehensive services to impoverished individuals and families in the River Valley to help transform lives and to strengthen the community. Hope Campus addresses acute needs, as well as, helps individuals identify root causes of the challenges they face so that these individuals can pursue a path to self-sufficiency.
AFA focuses on three main areas of care: Helping keep familiestogether by meeting physical needs, mentoring, and training. Through the use of CarePortal, AFA unites the community by working with local child welfare agencies, churches, businesses, and other nonprofits. AFA believes we are better together.
The CALL recruits, trains, and supports individuals or couples who wish to provide a temporary fostering service or adoption to children who cannot live with their families. Currently the number of children needing placement greatly outnumbers the amount of foster homes in Sebastian county.
Strives to create a safe and stable environment where at-risk youth, who are aging out of foster care or have become homeless, learn the fundamentals of adulthood to empower them to overcome the cycle of dysfunction. GetREAL provides healing and guidance, cultivates healthy and life-long relationships, and transforms trauma into hope as each individual realizes their potential to become productive members of society.
The mission of The ARC is to provide advocacy, recreation, and education for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Our mission is to create, find and support programs that improve the health and well-being of children in Western Arkasas and Eastern Oklahoma.