Assistance programs in Arkansas
Explore public benefits and assistance resources by the kind of help you need. Agencies decide eligibility and availability.
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Arkansas SNAP (Food Assistance)
Arkansas SNAP provides food benefits through an EBT card for qualifying households. Access Arkansas handles online applications; DHS also provides paper forms in several langu
Arkansas WIC
Arkansas WIC supplies food benefits and nutrition services for eligible pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding participants, infants and children under five. Enrollment start
Housing assistance
Legal Aid of Arkansas
Legal Aid of Arkansas now serves all 75 Arkansas counties. It offers free civil legal services for eligible low-income residents, with assistance ranging from advice to repres
Utility assistance
Weatherization Assistance Program (Arkansas)
Arkansas Weatherization Assistance improves eligible homes through energy-efficiency and health-and-safety measures. Local service providers handle applications and arrange th
Arkansas LIHEAP (Energy Assistance)
Arkansas LIHEAP helps eligible residential households with heating or cooling bills. Submit applications to the community-based organization serving your county; the Arkansas
Health coverage
ARHOME (Arkansas Medicaid Expansion)
ARHOME is Arkansas’s Medicaid adult-expansion coverage program. It uses Medicaid funding to purchase private health insurance for eligible members; application and eligibility
ARKids First (Children's Health Coverage)
ARKids First provides health coverage for eligible Arkansas children through two income-based options. ARKids A and ARKids B differ in cost sharing; one application lets DHS d
Cash and income support
Arkansas TEA (Cash Assistance)
Arkansas Transitional Employment Assistance offers short-term cash and employment support for eligible families with children. DHS County Operations administers TEA and determ
Unemployment Insurance (Arkansas)
Arkansas unemployment claims begin through EZARC, followed by identity verification and weekly claims. The Division of Workforce Services reviews eligibility rather than treat
Additional support
Arkansas 211
Arkansas 211 has changed operators and coverage. Its current About page says Hark at Excellerate Foundation serves Benton, Madison and Washington counties; older statewide sta
Program names come from our existing directory. Funding and rules can change; confirm details with the administering agency before applying.