City of Fayetteville
http://www.accessfayetteville.org/
Be sure and check out the many helpful areas on the city’s site related to the Fayetteville area, including:
Calendar, Events & Meetings
Neighborhood Resources
Trails & Greenways
Utilities and Cable
Arkansas Air Museum
4290 South School Street
Fayetteville, Ark., 72701
479-521-4947
http://www.arkairmuseum.org/
The historic aircraft in the Arkansas Air Museum are unusual among museum exhibits because most of them still fly. There are few "stuffed birds" in this collection. From world-famous racing planes of the 1920s and 1930s to an early airliner, the planes are maintained in flying condition. Admission by Donation: Adults -- $4.00, Children 6 to 12 -- $2.00, Children Under 6 -- FREE
Angel Food Ministry
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
224 N. East Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.442.7373
You or someone you know can have low-cost, high-quality frozen meats and fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables. Order as many regular units as desired. There are no income requirements. $50-$75 value for only $25 (monthly specials). Order forms are usually available in the 6th floor Commuter Lounge in the Arkansas Union.
Cooperative Emergency Outreach (CEO)
419 West Rock
PO Box 3631
Fayetteville, AR 72702
479.444.7500
Provides food, utility assistance, and prescription drugs, rental assistance, credit vouchers for clothing and transportation assistance. Hours: Mon-Fri 1pm – 3pm, for residents of Fayetteville and south Washington County.
Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA-Fayetteville)
1111 Zion Road
P.O. Box 10290
Fayetteville, AR 72703
1-800-889-4916
http://www.ccoacares.com/
Are you ready to regain control of your money? All counseling services are free, regardless of your income level. Credit Counseling is available in-office, by telephone, and online. Other available services include a debt management program and financial seminars.
Farmer’s Market – Downtown Fayetteville Square
The Square Gardens is also host of the Farmer's Market every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. On these days area farmers and community members set up booths to sell plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables, art and more.
Food Stamp Program
1-800-482-8988
The Food Stamp Program provides food assistance to eligible households to cover a portion of an eligible household’s food budget. Benefits are distributed through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). In addition to food assistance, the program provides food stamp recipients with nutrition education, employment & training, and work experience.
Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club
560 N. Rupple Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.442.9242
http://www.fayettevillekids.org/
Facilities include a gymnasium, fitness and aquatic centers and a rock-climbing wall. Youth volleyball and football programs are also offered. SKC (School Kids Connection) is a licensed after-school program that operates at Asbell, Butterfield, Happy Hollow, Holcomb, Leverett, Root, Vandergriff, and Washington schools.
The Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.571.2222
http://www.faylib.org/
Book clubs, young adult and children’s library, reference and genealogy, café, writer’s center, assisted technology and more! Card holders can check-out books, magazines, films on DVD and video, audio books, music CDs, parenting kits; search databases; get reading recommendations online, and use PCs and the Internet.
The Jones Center for Families
922 East Emma Avenue
Springdale, AR 72765
479.756.8090 Fax 479.750.7444
http://www.jonesnet.org/
Everyone is welcome at the Jones Center—FREE. The following resources are available: Harvey and Bernice Jones Chapel/Auditorium, Information/Computer Center, Multi-purpose classrooms, Free Classes to the public, Harvey Jones Conference Center, Community Book Exchange, Arts & Crafts/Music room, Bernice Young Jones Generations Center, Springdale “Interchange” food court, Fitness Center, Ice skating rink, Multi-purpose Gymnasium complex with track, Swimming pools, Teen/Senior activities, Physical Educational programs, Health Library, Parenting classes and JTL Shop, social services agencies.
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
1-501-682-8726
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program provides financial assistance to approximately 60,000 households each year to help them meet the costs of home energy. It also offers weatherization services and case management activities designed to encourage households to reduce their energy costs and need for financial assistance. For information, please contact this unit or your local Community Action Agency.
Ozark Regional Transit
2423 E. Robinson
P.O. Box 785
Springdale, Arkansas 72765-0785
(479) 756-5901
http://www.ozark.org
Students can learn about our express bus service from as far away as Bentonville to the U of A campus. Also find detailed information about bus service from Rogers, Lowell and Springdale.
Washington County Health Unit
3270 North Wimberly Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479.521.8181
Child Health (immunizations-open to all, WIC program-income guidelines), Women’s Health (birth control-open to all/sliding scale, pre-natal care-open to residents of Washington County without insurance, mammograms-women over 40 who meet income guidelines), Communicable Disease (Health Cards, TB testing and treatment, sexually transmitted diseases testing and treatment and sometimes treatment for other infectious diseases).
*If you need information on a specific type of community resource not listed here, please feel free to contact Off Campus Connections. We have access to additional resources too numerous to include here.
Information collected by:
Off Campus Connections
Arkansas Union 632, Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575-7351
http://www.uark.edu/occ
January 2007 |
