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Division of Services for the Blind

Support Groups

El Dorado

S.I.G.H.T. Group

Our Savior Lutheran Church
900 West Faulkner
El Dorado, Arkansas 71730
Third Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (except holidays)
Contact: 870-862-1443

Fayetteville

Focus on Ability Low Vision Peer Support Group

Sources for Community Independent Living Services
1918 North Birch Avenue
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST, weekly
In-person
Contact: Rita Whiting at 479-442-5600

Job Club – Employment Skills Training

Sources for Community Independent Living Services
1918 North Birch Avenue
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST, weekly
Hybrid, in-person and virtual
Contact: Kasi Miller at 479-802-3907

Self-Advocacy Peer Support Group

Sources for Community Independent Living Services
1918 North Birch Avenue
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST, weekly
Hybrid, in-person and virtual
Contact: Gordon Xiong at 479-442-5600

Little Rock

Division of Services for the Blind Job Club

DSB Tech Lab
5401 South University
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
Mondays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact: 501-682-5463 or 1-800-960-9270

First Lutheran Church Support Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired

314 East 8th Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Third Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Contact: 501-224-7393

Mainstream Peer Group

Mainstream Independent Living Resources Center
300 South Rodney Parham
Suite #5
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Second Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Contact: 501-280-0012

Mountain Home

Visually Impaired Persons (VIP)

The North Church of Christ
380 North College Street
Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653
Last Wednesday of the month noon to 2:00 p.m. (except November and December)
Contact: Donna Smith at 870-425-4330

Ozark

Ozark Low Vision Support Group

Ozark First Baptist Church
304 West Market Street
Ozark, Arkansas 72949
Last Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Brenda Mann at 479-667-2204

Paragould

Greene County Low Vision Support Group

Senior Citizen Center
121 North 12th Street
Paragould, Arkansas 72450
Third Tuesday of the month at 12:30 pm.
Contact: 870-236-8498

Searcy

Vision Impaired Support Information Opportunities and Networking (V.I.S.O.N.)

Harding Place Retirement Community
801 Benton Street
Searcy, Arkansas 72143
First Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Contact: 501-305-3100

Springdale

Ozarks Chapter Arkansas Council of the Blind

Denny’s Restaurant
Highway 412 West
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
Third Sunday of the month at 3:30 p.m.
Contact: John Sullivan at 479-925-8472

Texarkana

Collins Senior Center

3000 Texas Boulevard
Texarkana, Texas 75503
Fourth Tuesday of the month at 12:15 p.m.
Contact: 903-798-3978

White Hall

Pine Bluff Area Support Group

White Hall Library
300 Anderson Street
White Hall, Arkansas 71602
TBA (they meet four times a year)
Contact: 870-247-5064

Arkansas Workforce Connections

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FROM THE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS

Rogers Mobile Workforce Center Canceled Monday

The Mobile Workforce Center that typically visits the Frisco Station Mall in Rogers every Monday will not make its scheduled visit for, Monday, December 9, 2024, due to necessary maintenance.

ADWS provides interpretation and translation services, at no cost, for clients who need assistance in accessing and participating in available services and programs. To request an interpreter or translator, please contact your nearest local office. 

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ADWS proporciona servicios de interpretación y traducción, sin costo alguno, para clientes que necesitan asistencia accediendo y participando en servicios y programas disponibles. Para solicitar un intérprete o traductor, por favor póngase en contacto con su oficina local más cercana.

ADWS cung cấp dịch vụ thông dịch và phiên dịch miễn phí cho khách hàng cần trợ giúp trong việc tiếp cận và tham gia các dịch vụ và chương trình hiện có. Để yêu cầu thông dịch viên hoặc phiên dịch viên, yêu cầu liên lạc với văn phòng địa phương gần nhất.

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