Who We Are
The Community Services Clearinghouse Inc. has been in operation for 30-plus years as an organization which provides for emergency needs in the community. Now serving five counties in Arkansas and two in Oklahoma, the Clearinghouse is a 501 c3 corporation,and a recipent of United Way funds. In financial assistance, we help working families, families with children, elderly and disabled with utility bills, medication, and other needs on an emergency basis. We also have a food pantry of both non-perishable and fresh/frozen foods for the same population.
We are the best known in the area as the providers of the Meals For Kids backpack program. We prepare and distribute nearly 2500 backpacks of weekend food per week for kids in the area schools. That program alone costs about $360,000 per year to operate. Needless to say, we are constantly in need of funds from donors to keep our programs going. We are blessed with many faithful donors and a working board, but need to reach the untapped donors in our area. We are hoping the PayPal option on our website will attract new donors with new contributions.