How to help and get help in Northwest Arkansas

Shopping carts filled with food at the Helping Hands Inc. Thrift Store in Bentonville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Ben Goff)
Shopping carts filled with food at the Helping Hands Inc. Thrift Store in Bentonville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Ben Goff)

Wondering how to help or get help in Northwest Arkansas amidst the coronavirus outbreak? Here's how:

TO HELP

BLOOD

• American Red Cross: 479-633-8330. www.redcross.org.

• Community Blood Center of the Ozarks: 800-280-5337. www.cbco.org.

FOOD

• Northwest Arkansas Food Bank: 479-872-8774. www.nwafoodbank.org.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

• Sheep Dog Impact Assistance: 417-812-6035. https://sheepdogia.org.

• Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette: 479-439-5044. cbhmfevents.com.

TO GET HELP

UTILITIES

Cities

• Bentonville: 479-271-3100. www.bentonvillear.com/229/Utility-Billing-Collections.

• Fayetteville: 479-521-1258. www.fayetteville-ar.gov/419/Water-Service-Billing.

• Rogers: 479-621-1142. www.rwu.org.

• Siloam Springs: 479-238-0921. www.siloamsprings.com/397/Water-Services

• Springdale: 479-751-5751. www.springdalewater.com

Utilities

• Black Hills Energy: 888-890-5554. www.blackhillsenergy.com

• Carroll Electric Cooperative:800-432-9720. www.carrollecc.com

• Ozarks Electric Cooperative: 800-521-6144 or 479-521-2900. www.ozarksecc.com.

• OzarksGo: Phone: 866-569-2757. Website: www.ozarksgo.net

• Southwestern Electric Power Co. 888-216-3523. www.swepco.com

• Oklahoma Gas and Electric: 800-272-9741. www.oge.com

• AT&T: www.att.com

• Cox Communications: www.cox.com

ASSISTANCE

• Arkansas Community Foundation: 888-220-2723. www.arcf.org

• Arkansas Department of Human Services: Benton County, [email protected]; Washington County, [email protected].

• Office of Human Concern: 479-636-7301. www.ohcnwa.org

• United Way of Northwest Arkansas: 479-750-1221. https://unitedwaynwa.org

NW News on 04/10/2020

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