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Saline County assistance programs
If you need help with bills in Saline County or Benton Arkansas, call the Central Arkansas Development Council, Inc. at (501) 778-1133. They partner with local non-profit organizations, charities, and government agencies to provide information to families. They also may be able to offer their own emergency and financial assistance.
Energy bills. Emergency assistance for utility bills is offered by both the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Emergency Food and Shelter program. Together these two assistance programs, both of which are funded by federal government agencies, provide families and individuals with short-term fuel assistance and grants to pay utility and energy bills. Persons receiving assistance from the LIHEAP program are connected to family development resources, which provide a link to long-term resources to help families become self-reliant over the long term. In addition, the community action agencies Family Development Program offers Assurance 16, which provides a financial incentive and help for paying bills to persons completing economic literacy workshops.
Housing and rent expenses. The HUD funded Emergency Food and Shelter program utilizes FEMA government grants and funds to assist eligible households with paying for their housing expenses. Money may be available to pay rent, or even the occasional mortgage payment.
The USDA Commodity Food program. The community action agency is distributing groceries and canned food and packaged foods to eligible low to moderate income households in the area. The food assistance program enhances the nutritional status of children, low income, seniors, and communities in the Arkansas area.
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Weatherization. The federal government weatherization assistance program is designed to make homes, residence and apartments more energy efficient and safe for the occupant. The weatherization program is a proven method of reducing high-energy costs and bills and helping clients conserve energy in the home that they live in.
Employment. The agency runs the SHARE Network Access Point. This is a program that is available to jobseekers Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at select CADC offices throughout Benton and Saline County. SHARE Network Access Points serves as sites where jobseekers, the unemployed, and people looking to increase their income can look for jobs in their own local towns and communities and get assistance by trained individuals who connect them to jobs using the Arkansas JobLink (AJL) system via computers and direct referrals. Have your resume reviewed, speak to a job counselor, and use other job finding resources.
Government benefits and information. The Central Arkansas Development Council, Inc. coordinates with local non-profits, charities, federal government, and state of Arkansas government programs to provide people with access to health care programs, medical care, debt counseling, non-profit credit counseling agencies, mortgage programs, and job assistance.
Call the Central Arkansas Development Council, Inc. at (501) 778-1133 to learn more about these programs or other services offered.
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