A resource hub for Arkansas families
We connect individuals and families with housing, safety, financial empowerment, workforce opportunities, and trusted community resources that build lasting self-sufficiency.
● Serving communities throughout Arkansas
Gateway Family Resource & Opportunity Center Co. is a nonprofit community resource hub helping people navigate urgent challenges and connect with the support they need to move forward.
Learn about our mission →How we help
We listen first, help identify the most urgent need, and connect each person with practical next steps and trusted community partners.
Housing navigation, homelessness-prevention referrals, landlord mediation, and connections to emergency shelter.
Explore support →Confidential resource navigation for survivors and families seeking safety, advocacy, shelter, and supportive services.
Explore support →Budget coaching, credit education, banking access, asset development, and homeownership readiness.
Explore support →Employment readiness, résumé support, interview preparation, career navigation, and job referrals.
Explore support →Mentorship, parent support, school resources, youth development, and family-strengthening connections.
Explore support →Coordinating organizations, volunteers, and local leaders to make resources easier to find and access.
Explore support →
Our mission
Gateway exists to strengthen individuals, families, and communities by connecting people with resources that promote housing stability, economic opportunity, personal safety, and long-term self-sufficiency.
Start here
Complete this brief request and a Gateway team member can help identify appropriate resources. Submitting a request does not guarantee funding or placement.
Community resources
Availability changes frequently. Contact providers directly to confirm eligibility, funding, hours, and current openings.
Statewide information and referrals
Dial 2-1-1↗Homeless services and prevention
Funding dependent↗24-hour domestic violence support
(800) 332-4443↗Shelter and pathways out of homelessness
(501) 374-7383↗Day center and resource navigation
(501) 916-9859↗Utility assistance for eligible households
(501) 326-6229Central Arkansas data intelligence
Explore the information behind AR-500’s annual Point-in-Time snapshots. Select a year to see how household composition, demographics, and key indicators changed.
Read the trend with context. Count scope changed across the period: 2024 was sheltered-only, 2025 included sheltered and unsheltered populations, and 2026 was sheltered-focused. Differences may reflect methodology, participation, and coverage—not only changes in homelessness.
January 21, 2026
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These indicators reveal important shifts in who was counted and the characteristics reported during each annual snapshot.
Source: AR-500 Point-in-Time Count snapshots dated January 24, 2024; January 22, 2025; and January 21, 2026. PIT counts are single-night estimates and should not be interpreted as year-round totals.
Signature campaign
Every gift helps Gateway connect Arkansas individuals and families with coordinated resources, emergency support, and pathways toward lasting independence.
Get involved
There is a place for individuals, businesses, faith communities, agencies, and organizations in Gateway’s work.
Share your time and talents through outreach, events, resource drives, and family support.
Become a volunteer →Collaborate on referrals, programs, community events, sponsorships, and systems change.
Partner with us →Invest in coordinated support that helps Arkansas families move from crisis toward stability.
Support the campaign →For community partners
Use this form to begin a resource-navigation referral. Please obtain the individual’s permission before sharing their information.
Stay connected
Contact Gateway about services, referrals, volunteer opportunities, community partnerships, sponsorships, or giving.