Local businesses, organizations, and churches are working to assist victims after this devastating flood. Many places are taking donations, so they can continue to assist. Below you can find where to donate, as well as where to receive help.
Hearts and Homes of Arkansas will be accepting grant applications for assistance for those affected by flooding. Click here for the application.
U-Haul is offering 30 days free of their self-storage assistance program. Register first with FEMA at 1-800-621- 3362 and then register with the American Red Cross at 1-866-438-4636.
To donate, visit www.redcross.org or call 1-800- HELP- NOW. For assistance call 888-244-4023.
Arkansas Bar and the Young Lawyers’ Section, the Arkansas Emergency Management Agency, the American Bar Association, Center for Arkansas Legal Services, Legal Aid of Arkansas, and Arkansas Access to Justice
Providing free disaster legal assistance efforts to affected individuals who were affected by the recent floods. For assistance call 1-800-950-5817
Goodwill
Drop off emergency supplies at Everette Infinity in Benton and Conway Bank OKZ locations; Outlets of Little Rock Customer Service (inside the food pavilion), Auntie Annie’s, Book Warehouse, Christopher and Banks Outlet, Converse Factory Store, Corky’s Footwear Outlet, Francesa’s, GNC, Lids, Lucky Brand Outlet, Starbucks, Loft, Tommy Hilfiger, Uniform Destination, and Wilson’s Leather. Online donations can be made at https://goodwillar.salsalabs.org/goodwillfloodrelief
Donations are currently going to first responders as they assist flood victims.
Air BnB
Open Homes Program to provide free housing to displaced residents and disaster relief workers, click here to receive help.
New Life Church is accepting donations for relief efforts. This is a helpful way to serve those affected, but no less powerful than praying and serving. If you would like to donate to the flood relief, you can text ARFLOOD and the dollar amount to 74483. (Ex: Text “ARFLOOD $20” to 74483 to donate $20)
To receive help, call New Life Church at (501) 812-5433.
They are a turnkey company and have all the equipment needed to handle any damage. They can assist with the dry out, the demo and the rebuild.
Residential services offered: Water damage mitigation, fire and smoke restoration, mold remediation, contents inventory & pack-out, biohazard cleanup
Cleaning Services offered: Carpet cleaning, spot and stain removal, air duct cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, odor removal, power washing
To receive help, contact Rainbow International at 501-214-0220.
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services helping individuals who have become unemployed as a direct result of the severe storms and flooding, may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
- Conway County- (479) 968-2784, Russellville Local Office, 104 South Rochester Avenue
- Crawford County- (479) 783-0231, Fort Smith Local Office, 616 Garrison Avenue, Room 101
- Faulkner County- (501) 730-9894, Conway Local Office, 1500 N. Museum Road, Suite 111
- Jefferson County- (870) 534-1920, Pine Bluff Local Office, 1001 South Tennessee Street
- Perry County- (501) 730-9894, Conway Local Office, 1500 N. Museum Road, Suite 111
- Pulaski County- Little Rock (501) 682-8030, Little Rock Local Office, 5401 South University or Jacksonville (501) 982-3835, Jacksonville Local Office, #2 Crestview Plaza
- Sebastian County- (479) 783-0231, Fort Smith Local Office, 616 Garrison Avenue, Room 101
- Yell County- (479) 968-2784, Russellville Local Office, 104 South Rochester Avenue
Restoration Day Wednesday, June 19th 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- People can ask restoration companies, a realtor, an insurance expert, and kitchen and bathroom remodeling professionals questions.
- Free to everyone, drinks and snacks are provided.
- Happening at Granite Transformation at 9648 Maumelle Blvd North Little Rock, AR 72113
FLOOD CLEAN-UP INFORMATION FOR FAULKNER COUNTY
SANDBAGS:
1. Break them and distribute the sand through your yard
2. If you do not do #1, you must treat dry (did not touch floodwater) sandbags differently from wet (touched floodwater), as the wet ones are considered hazardous waste.
a. Return dry sandbags to the place where you picked them up.
b. Place wet sandbags in the right of way for the County to pick-up.
3. If you cannot return the dry sandbags to the pick-up spot, place them on the right of way, but SEPARATE FROM THE WET ONES.
DEBRIS:
1. If you have flood insurance, contract with a reliable company to repair your property and remove the debris.
2. If you do the work yourself, place the debris on the right of way, but do so with patience and an understanding that it may be weeks before all the debris in the county is picked up.
FLOOD CLEAN-UP INFORMATION FOR PULASKI COUNTY
SANDBAGS:
1. Residents can use sand from sandbags to fill low areas of their yards, flower beds, or gardens.
2. Take empty sandbags to locations and put the empty bags in the destinated dumpster on site.
Locations are: War Memorial Park Parking Lot, Intersection of East Roosevelt and Fourche Dam Pike, and End of Chenal Valley Drive at Chenal Parkway
3, Dispose of sand in creeks, ditches, storm drains, and other waterways.
For more information click here.
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