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The mission of the Arkansas Service Commission is to improve communities in Arkansas through service and volunteering.

 



There are many AmeriCorps programs in Arkansas. Click on any of the links below to learn more about the programs.

AmeriCorps*State Programs:

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Alternative Classroom Experience 

AmeriCorps Family Outreach

 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Arkansas HIPPY Corps Program

Arkansas Reads

HEAL AR

Legal Aid for Arkansans

Mid Delta Community Consortium ADRDN AmeriCorps Project

Arkansas Coordinated Health AmeriCorps Program

Arkansas Smart Start

Arkansas Future Teacher Initiative

Next Move Corps


  • Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Camp

Contact: Binky Martin-Toilette (Kiwanis Activities, Inc.)Picture 

5512 Ferndale Rd, LR, 72223 

Phone: 501-821-3714 Fax: 501-821-2629

Email: binky@pfeifercamp.com

Residential educational and social development for school-age children.

www.pfeifercamp.com

 

  • AmeriCorps Family Outreach

Rogers Public Schools

Contact: Mike Hummel  Picture

220 South 5th Street, Rogers 72756

Phone: 479-631-3559  Fax: 479-631-3552

Email: mhummel@rps.k12.ar.us

School-based liaisons for non-English speaking families

 

  • AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Contact: Jackie Stubblefield

P.O. Box 1437, Slot S230, LR 72203

Phone: 501-682-7817   Fax: 501-682-1623

Email: Jackie.stubblefield@arkansas.gov

Insuring youth have access to: tutoring, mentoring, safe places, marketable skills and the opportunity to give back.

 

  • Arkansas Hippy Program

Contact: Barbara Gilkey

1 Children's  Way, Slot651, LR 72202

Phone: 501-364-3671  Fax: 501-364-2225

Email: gilkerybj@archildrens.org  or Kristen Sharum sharumkm@archildrens.org

Home Instruction for parents of Preschool youngsters.

 

  • Arkansas Reads

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Contact: Belinda SandersPicture 

625 W. Capitol Ave. LR 72201

Phone: 501-907-2490  Fax: 501-907-2492

Email: belinda@arkansasliteracy.org

Statewide adult literacy and English as a second language tutoring.

www.arkansasliteracy.org

 

  • HEAL AR

William J. Clinton Foundation Climate Initiative Arkansas

Contact: Tammy Agard

610 President Clinton Ave., 2nd Floor, LR 72201

Phone: 501-748-0409 or 0463  Fax: 501-371-9992

Email: TAgard@clintonfoundation.org

Providing energy retrofits for low to middle income home throughout Arkansas.

 

  • Legal Aid for Arkansas

Contact: Brian Miles

714 S. Main, Jonesboro, AR 72401

Phone: 870-972-9224, ext. 6306 Fax: 870-910-5562

email: bmiles@arlegalaid.org

Provide Equal Access to Justice in civil legal matters to low income Arkansans

www.arlegalaid.org

 

  • Mid Delta Community Consortium

ADRDN AmeriCorps Program

Contact: Anna Huff   Picture

P.O. Box 2524, 120 South 7th Street

West Helena, AR 72390

Phone: 870-572-5518  Fax: 870-572-5567

Email: huffannam@uams.edu

Provides prescription assistance in the Delta Region.

 

  • Arkansas Coordinated School Health Program

Contact: Kim Pesaresi

1022 Scogin Drive, Monticello, AR 71655

Phone: 870-367-6848  Fax:870-367-9877

Email: kim.pesaresi@se2.k12.ar.us

To Educate and promote healthier lifestyle choices with regard to physical activity, nutrition, oral health and tobacco use.

http://se.sesc.k12.ar.us

 

  • Arkansas Smart Start

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

Contact: Jenny Satterlee

1022 Scogin Drive, Monticello, 71655

Phone: 870-367-4830  Fax: 870-367-9877

Email: jenny.satterlee@se2.k12.ar.us

Tutoring & mentoring for school-age children in Southeast Arkansas.

http://se.sesc.k12.ar.us

 

  • Arkansas Future Teacher Initiative

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

Contact: Candace Daniels

1022 Scogin Drive, Monticello, AR 71655

Phone: 870-367-4830  Fax: 870-367-9877

Email: cdaniels@se2.k12.ar.us

Early childhood educational development.

http://se.sesc.k12.ar.us

 

  • UALR Children International

Next Move Corps

Contact: Jolie Busby

2510 Fairpark, LR, 72204

Phone: 501-663-5541  Fax: 501-663-5631

Email: jabusby@ualr.edu

Enrichment activities for academic and social success.

www.ualr.edu/children

 

Rev. 8-2010

 

 Denotes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009

    

 

 

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AmeriCorps*National Program

Student Conservation Association

Kate Hagner

PO Box 550

Charlestown, NH 03603

Phone: (603) 543-1700  Fax: (603) 543-1828

Email: khagner@thesca.org or www.sca-inc.org

 

Delta Service Corps/Good Neighbor Center

Shay Evans-Fisher

PO Box 2990

West Memphis, AR 72303

Email: ardsc@sbcglobal.net

 

Heifer Project International /CNVS

Keisha Patterson,  Volunteer Manager

55 Heifer Road

Perryville, AR 72126

Phone: (501) 889-5124 ext. 3645

Email: keisha.patterson@heifer.org or ranchovol@heifer.org 

 

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Melissa Douglas

1230 W Peachtree St N W

Atlanta, GA 30309-3447

Phone: (404) 487-5803 Fax: (404) 487-5789

Email: mdouglas@bgca.org or www.bgca.org 

 

Safe/AFOP

Mr. Clevon Young

300 S. Spring Street Ste. 800

Little Rock, AR 72201-2424

Phone: (501) 374-1103 Fax: (501) 374-1413

Email: cyoung@arhdc.org 

 

Teach for America

Bessie Hunt

PO Box 2544

West Helena, AR 72390

Phone: (870) 338-6600 Fax: (870) 338-7330

Email: bhunt@teachforamerica.org 

 

City Year Little Rock

Shannon Butler

610 Pres Clinton Ave, Ste 300

Little Rock, AR 72201

Phone: (501) 707-1400

Email: sbutler@cityyear.org 

 

VISTA & Senior Programs

Opal Sims

Corporation for National and Community Service

700 West Capitol Room 2506

Little Rock, AR 72201

Phone: (501)324-5234 Fax: (501) 324-6949

Email: osims@cns.gov 

 

Habitat for Humanity

Julie Goss

3805 W. 12th Street

Little Rock, AR 72204

Phone: (501) 370-1580

Email: juli.habitat@sbcglobal.net

 


Arkansas Service Commission

E-mail addresses: 

marybea.gross@arkansas.gov

beverly.moody@arkansas.gov

kathy.gattinger@arkansas.gov

robert.rudolph@arkansas.gov

jackie.stubblefield@arkansas.gov

marilyn.henderson@arkansas.gov

sara.bowman@arkansas.gov

 

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The mission of the Division of Volunteerism (DOV) is to promote and support national service and volunteering in Arkansas.  The division, housed with the Department of  Human Services, has offered training, technical assistance, and information to all Arkansans since 1974.

Please send your comments, suggestions or questions to the
DHS Division of Volunteerism.


Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Volunteerism
Donaghey Plaza South
P.O. Box 1437 Slot  S230
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-7540 or 1-800-482-5850 Ext. 2-7540