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Arkansas Resources

Family Issues
Arkansas Department of Education 4 Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone: 501-682-4475 http://arkedu.state.ar.us/	The Department of Education provides several links of interest to parents, including information about Parent and Community Involvement and Programs and Education Highlights.
Arkansas Department Of Human Services Division of Childcare and Early Childhood Education 101 East Capitol, Suite 106 Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone: 501-682-4891 Fax: 501-682-4897 http://www.state.ar.us/childcare/	The Department of Childcare and Early Childhood Education maintains a Child Care Provider Database and provides links to Information for Parents (Child Care Checklists, What To Look For In A Child Care Provider) and Information for Child Care Providers (USDA Special Nutrition Programs and Program Support Services)
Arkansas Department of Human Services Donaghey Plaza West, Slot 3440 P.O. Box 1437, Slot 636 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437 Telephone: 501-682-8650 http://www.state.ar.us/dhs/	The Arkansas Department of Human Services offers financial assistance (emergency grant shelters, home energy assistance programs, etc.)
Employee Assistance Program: 1123 South University Little Rock, Arkansas 72204-1609 Telephone: 501-686-2588 or Toll-Free: 1-800-542-6021 Fax: 501-686-2576 http://www.uams.edu/eap/	Arkansas EAP offers free, confidential, short-term counseling through the Arkansas Employee Assistance Program for employees and their family members. AEAP was developed to provide counseling, information, and management consultation for employees who experience some form of personal distress. Offices are located in Little Rock and Hot Springs; telephone counseling is also available.
Fatherhood initiative Julia Lothrop Regional Affairs Specialist Department of Health and Human Services 1301 Young Street, Suite1124 Dallas, TX 75202 Telephone: 214-767-3525 Fax: 214-767-3617 http://www.fatherhood.hhs.gov/fi-regions.htm	The federal HHS department and its regional offices work to coordinate fatherhood activities throughout the states and have sponsored a variety of forums to bring together local public and private organizations and individuals to support fathers' involvement in their families and communities.
Senior Issues
Aging Network Division of Aging and Adult Services PO Box 1437 Slot 1412 Little Rock AR 72203-1437 Telephone: 501-682-2441 http://www.state.ar.us/dhs/aging/network.html	The Aging Networkís services are coordinated and provided through a network of eight Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), over 100 local service providers, and 202 senior citizen centers. A comprehensive continuum of programs and services are provided from which individuals may select according to their needs.
Division of Aging and Adult Services PO Box 1437 Slot 1412 Little Rock AR 72203-1437 Telephone: 501-682-2441 http://www.accessarkansas.org/ dhs/aging/elch00.html	The Division of Aging and Adult Service program is designed to assist elderly persons reside in their own homes, or live with relatives or caregivers for as long as possible, if that is their choice. Provides help for persons who due to physical, cognitive or medical reasons, require a level of assistance that would have to be provided in a nursing facility, if it were not for the services offered through this program.
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