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Clark County, Arkansas · real help, fast

If you're in a hard spot

If you're in a hard spot, this page is the fastest route to real local help — the two or three options that actually exist here, with phone numbers and hours. No forms on our end, no runaround, nobody's watching what you look up. Hours change; call first when you can.

Food

Lighthouse Ministries — Food pantry

870-246-4368 · Mon–Wed 9:00–4:00, Thu 9:00–1:00

Community Family Enrichment Center — Food pantry

870-246-5675 · Tue and Thu, 12:00–2:00

301 N 23rd St, Arkadelphia

Clark County Ecumenical Food Pantry — Food pantry — third Tuesday of each month

870-230-3716 · 3rd Tuesday, 3:00–5:30

107 N 9th St, Arkadelphia

Antioch Baptist Food Pantry — Food pantry

870-245-3333 · Sun 10:00–2:00, Wed 10:00–1:00, Sat 10:00–1:00

SNAP (food stamps) applications: Access.Arkansas.gov, or the DHS county office — one application covers the whole family.

Light bill / utilities

LIHEAP energy assistance (via CADC) — Help paying electric and heating bills for qualifying households — the main program in Clark County

888-233-0326 · Weekday business hours

Statewide LIHEAP line — they route you to the Clark County intake

If disconnection is imminent, say so when you call — crisis assistance moves faster than regular applications. Some churches above also help with utility bills; ask when you call.

Housing / rent

Arkadelphia Housing Authority — Public housing and Section 8 vouchers — serves all of Clark County

870-246-4632 · Weekday business hours

670 S 6th St, Arkadelphia

Waiting lists are real; getting on one early costs nothing.

SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits

Access Arkansas (DHS) — One application for SNAP, Medicaid, and family supports — online, by phone, by mail, or in person at the county DHS office

Online any time

access.arkansas.gov

The county DHS office on Main Street can help you apply in person if the website is a wall.

About this list — honest and checkable, like everything here

Listings last verified 2026-08. Every listing checked against public directories in August 2026. If a number or time is wrong, telling us fixes it for every neighbor after you.

Know a resource that belongs here — a church program, a fund, a person who helps? Tell the counter at Ozark Cleaners or send it through the question box. One correction helps every neighbor after you.

Nothing you look up here is logged or tracked — this page is served the same to everyone.

This is a community-kept list, not a government service. Each program decides its own eligibility, and hours and rules change — call ahead. A listing here is information, not a promise of help.