CLARKSVILLE SALVATION ARMY - 540 E. Cherry, Clarksville, AR; 479-74-3861; food pantry

COMMUNITY RESCUE MISSION - 310 N. "F" St., Ft. Smith, AR 72902; 479-782-1443; providing emergency temporary shelter & on-site hot meals to men, women & families. ID required. Serving western Ark & eastern OK. Services free.

COVENANT HOUSE - provides safe refuge for women and their children in crisis situations plus prepares them to live independently and equips them to be self-sufficient, productive members of society;  serves western Arkansas and the parts of Texas and Oklahoma that borders the Mena area of Arkansas;  call 479-394-7745 or e-mail edith@voltage.net.

CRISIS CENTER FOR WOMEN - 500 Lexington Ave., Suite A, Ft. Smith, AR 72902;  479-782-1821, offers safe house,
counseling, life skills and parenting class, child care for clients, on-site rape exams. Serving women & their children
who are victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault in Sebastian, Crawford, Scott & Franklin counties. Call for more
information. 24-hr. crisis lines are 479-782-4956 and 1-800-359-0056. To go to their web site click here: www.crisiscenterforwomen.org

EMERGENCY HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE OF CHEROKEE NATION - P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465;
918-456-0671 ext 2366 or 2266; emergency one time help for Indian families who are living in shelters or being evicted.
Must be from federally recognized tribe, living in Cherokee Nation service area.  Income guidelines apply. To go to their web site click here: www.mlamb@cherokee.org

GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION - 200 Drennen, Van Buren, AR 72956; 479-474-4163; temporary emergency shelter for men, clothing for families, meals served to public noon & 5 pm. ID  required. Services are free.

HELP IN CRISIS - 1401 N. Maple, Sallisaw, OK; 800-300-5321 or 918-775-3300; emergency women's shelter,
clothing, diapers & food for victims of domestic abuse & sexual assault. To go to their web site click here: www.hic@intellex.com

INTEGRITY MINISTRIES/NEXT STEP DAY ROOM - provides a day room and assorted casework services for the homeless at 123 North 6th St., Suite 200 in Ft. Smith.

LEFLORE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES, INC. - 404 Dewey St., Poteau, OK 74953; 800-221-5187 or 918-647-4196; emergency teen shelter, serving Oklahoma. All services are free. To go to their web site click here: www.members@clnk.com/lcys

MARANATHA OUTREACH CENTER - a shelter for pregnant women or teens;  call for information at 918-968-0022.

NEXT STEP DAY ROOM/INTEGRITY MINISTRIES - provides a day room and assorted casework services for the homeless at 123 North 6th St., Suite 200 in Ft. Smith.

OUTREACH CENTER OF SALLISAW - 319 W. Choctaw, Sallisaw, OK; 918-775-6443; temporary emergency shelter & meals for homeless, in Christian environment.

SISTERS STARTING OVER - Ft. Smith, AR; 479-459-3180; providing housing & support system in Christian environment for homeless women without children. 

SALVATION ARMY OF CLARKSVILLE - 540 E CHERRY, CLARKSVILLE AR; 479-754-3861; food pantry

SALVATION ARMY OF FORT SMITH - 301 N. 6th St., Ft. Smith, AR 72901; 479-783-6145; providing temporary emergency shelter, clothing, food, utilities, housing, furniture, & hot meals to those in need. Public invited to dinner @ 5pm. Serving Crawford, Sebastian & Sequoyah counties. All services not always available. To go to their web site click here: www.salvationarmy.org

WOMEN's CRISIS CENTER - Fort Smith, AR;  479-782-4956;  offering emergency shelter and crisis services for abused and battered women and women who are victims of rape. Visit the web site at www.crisiscenterforwomen.org.

WOMEN'S CRISIS SERVICES - LeFlore County, OK; 800-230-9799 or 918-647-9800; offering emergency temporary shelter, food & clothing serving victims of domestic violence & sexual abuse.

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