Van Buren, Arkansas
Community Resources
Simmons
Care Clinic
606 Co Op Drive, Van Buren, AR 72956
479-474-4249
Fax: 479-474-4371
Counseling
Please contact your chaplain and they will be able to help you find the counseling options in your area in our network.
Food & Clothing
United Way of Fort Smith
120 N 13th St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
479-782-1311
Angela Tilley, Director
Hope Chest
717 North 4th Street, 4th & H St., Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: 479-784-9715
Hours: Tues–Thur 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Purpose: To provide clothing, limited household goods, and furniture to needy families and individuals.
First Baptist Church: Open hands ministry
1121 East Main Street, Van Buren, AR 72956
479-474-1271
Description: Helping people of Crawford County meet their basic grocery needs. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Must bring a photo id, social security cards for everyone in the household, and a current utility bill for address verification.
Salvation Army
301 N. 6th St., Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: 479-783-6145
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
River Valley Regional Food Bank
1617 S Zero St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: 479-785-0582
Community Rescue Mission
310 N. F. St., Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: 479-782-1443
Hours: Everyday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Grief & Aftercare
Bereaved Parents of the USA - Western Arkansas Chapter
For parents who have had a child die of any age
Meets third Thursday of every month, 6:00PM
Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House
3324 South M St., Fort Smith, AR 72903
Toni Holohan 479-474-9773 or 479-420-9634
Hotlines
Suicide Hotline
988
Child Abuse Hot Line-Arkansas
Phone: 1-800-482-5964
Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline
1-800-482-8049
Veterans
For the River Valley Area-https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/FindLocations.cfm
Shelters
Children's Emergency Shelter
3015 South 14th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
(479) 783-0018
Description: Youth facility, boys and girls. can stay from 30 - 60 days
The Salvation Army
301 N 6th St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
(501) 783-6145
Description: Family Shelter. Can stay up to 2 nights. Additional nights are depending on conditions.
Addiction Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Van Buren: Safe Haven
1516 N 11th St. Van Buren, AR 72956
Tuesdays at 6:15 PM
Fort Smith: Pioneer Group
Pioneer Building, 500 North F Street, North 5th & F Street
SUN Open Meeting at 7:30 AM
MON-SAT Open Meetings at 6:30 AM
Everyday Open Meetings at 12:00 PM & 6:00 PM
WED-SAT Open Meetings at 8:00 PM
Celebrate Recovery
Fort Smith
9201 Dallas St. Fort Smith, AR 72903
479-452-9201
Tuesdays at 5:30 PM
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Fort Smith
Straight Forward, 514 N 11th St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
Several updated meeting times found at narcotics.com/na-meeting/straight-forward
Grateful Heads Group, 1312 Knoxville St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
Several updated meeting times found at narcotics.com/na-meeting/clubhouse-2
New Way Group, 23 N 20th St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
Several updated meeting times found at narcotics.com/na-meeting
Pregnancy Care Centers
Hannah House
PO Box 180628, Fort Smith, AR 72918
479-782-5683
info@hannahhousefoundation.org
Heart-to-Heart Pregnancy
417 S 16th St. Fort Smith, AR 72901
501-452-2260
Domestic Abuse
Crisis Intervention Center
5603 South 14th St., Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: 479-782-1821
HOTLINE: 1-800-359-0056
Local Hotline: 479-782-4956
Help-In-Crisis
101 East Chickasaw, Sallisaw, OK 74955
Office: (918) 775-3300
HOTLINE: 1-800-300-5321
Faith Organizations
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