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If you are behind on your mortgage or facing a foreclosure, the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc. provides grants and Foreclosure Mitigation assistance for homeowners. The main goal of the Foreclosure Mitigation Assistance Program is to provide cash grants and financial assistance to homeowners who are either behind on their mortgage payments. The aid can also help people who are facing a foreclosure. The funding is limited, and foreclosure mitigation requests will be reviewed by the agency are reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis. People can get help only once. The cash grants will be paid directly to the bank, mortgage companies, lender or servicers, and the maximum amount paid will be $2,000. Dial (479) 785-2303. Click here to find additional government mortgage programs.
The Greenwood and Fort Smith Arkansas Salvation Army helps low income and the so called “working poor”. The phone number is 783-6145. The local Salvation Army provides help by proactively reaching out to those families and individuals in need by providing food, occasional financial assistance, clothing, shelter and other various life supporting needs for individuals and families in the area.
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Another service offered by the Crawford County Community Action Agency is a dental assistance program. The Community Dental Clinic in Fort Smith serves the needs of those low to middle income residents who can’t afford to pay for dental bills or dental care. Dial (479) 785-2303.
Or residents can contact the local The Community Dental Clinic. Volunteer dentists and other professionals provides high quality, basic dental care to low-income families residing in Crawford County Arkansas. 479-782-6021
A program known as the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) provides housing and rental assistance. Some of the services provided include short-term or medium-term funds for offering rental assistance, housing relocation, legal advice, and self-sufficiency and stabilization services such as credit counseling, utility bill payment assistance, counseling and case management. You can learn more by dialing (479) 785-2303.
Center for Arkansas Legal Services is an organization of attorneys that work for a non-profit law firm that delivers legal assistance and help to low-income people in civil matters. Attorneys give free legal advice about legal problems and provide counseling, solutions and legal representation to clients who qualify for aid. Dial 800-364-1134.
Fort Smith based River Valley Regional Food Bank partners with other local pantries, charities, and distribution centers. The non-profit charity organization distributes free food to Sebastian County non-profits including food pantries, soup kitchens, senior and child day care facilities, meals-on-wheels programs, health clinics, shelters and treatment facilities.
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