Faulkner County DHS Office Conway
Website: http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/Pages/DHSOffices.aspx
501-730-9900
Financial Help Provided: Food Assistance, Welfare Office, Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance
Full Description:
Office hours:
Mondays through Fridays 8a-4:30p M-F
Faulkner County DHS Office Conway is the local county Social Services Department that handles family support social services. These services include a variety of financial resources.
Public assistance programs at Arkansas DHS offices include: Medicaid, ARKids, nutrition assistance, cash assistance, and child care assistance.
This local office manages these programs. Some people call them the welfare department. You can apply at this office for these welfare services or apply online.
Some more specific information of services provided:
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) provides food assistance to eligible households to cover a portion of a household's food budget. Benefits are distributed through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and must be used to buy food products or seeds to grow vegetables. In addition to food assistance, the program provides SNAP recipients with nutrition education regarding food safety, healthy foods, portion sizes, and food preparation.
Transitional Employee Assistance (TEA) childcare which is available to TEA clients receiving TEA benefits. Extended Support Services childcare which is available only to those TEA clients who gain employment and their TEA case is closed due to earnings. Low Income Childcare which is available to those who work 30 hours per week, be a full time student, or work part time and go to school part time that averages out to 30 hours per week.
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