Tornadoes passed through Central Arkansas and Cross County on March 31, 2023 causing mass devastation and injuries. Pulaski and Cross counties have both been declared disaster areas by state and federal governments. Many are asking how they can help.
Below are links to several local nonprofits that will help the people in need most in the aftermath.
- American Red Cross Greater Arkansas chapter
- Salvation Army Arkansas/Oklahoma Division
- Arkansas United Methodist Disaster Response
- Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief
- Arkansas Division of Emergency Management Relief Fund
- Arkansas Food Bank
- Little Rock School District Cares
- Wolf Street Center
- Arkansas Disaster Relief Program
- Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Emergency Response
- Little Rock Cares Funds
- Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief
- Ferncliff
- Mental Health Services
- UADA – resources for small businesses
If you’re aware of nonprofit organizations such as churches, schools or other municipalities working to help, please contact Jessica Ford at jford@arcf.org or call 501-372-1116 to have them added to the list.
For donations to most state and federal agencies, you can designate your fund to the community/area you prefer.
Arkansas Community Foundation does not do direct programming or immediate relief work. Rather, we focus on long-term and intermediate recovery.