Arkansas 211 is now powered by Hark! Want to find a quick resource on your own? Explore the program or call 211. Our team is there to help!
When life gets
complicated,
don't face it alone.
Hark at Excellerate Foundation helps individuals and families across Northwest Arkansas navigate difficult life challenges with clarity, guidance, and support.
Or call Arkansas 211 to speak to someone on the phone.
Connecting NWA to Real Help
Hark has helped thousands of people across Northwest Arkansas find rent assistance, food pantries, legal aid, housing support, counseling, and other essential services through the region’s most comprehensive and continuously updated resource map.
Hark Client Impact since March 2020
25,000
People Served
138,000
Needs Presented
263,000
Referrals Made
Thousands of people across NWA have trusted Hark to connect them.
Needs are assessed across ten social determinants of health and broken down into fifty need categories.
Hundreds of referrals are made daily to NWA's ecosystem of service organizations.
Talk with Someone Who Can Help
Talk with Someone Who Can Help
A Hark Community Liaison will listen to your situation and build a personalized plan to connect you with the right resources such as rent assistance, food support, legal aid, housing programs, counseling, and other services across Northwest Arkansas. Think of them as your guide through the region’s health and human services system.
Connect
Complete our confidential and simple sign-up process that doesn’t take a lot of your time.
Solutions
A Hark Community Liaison will contact you for a brief needs assessment and send a personalized resource plan directly to your phone.
Support
Your Community Liaison will even follow up to ensure you get connected to resources.
I don't qualify for unemployment but I am not getting enough hours. I just want to make sure my daughter has clothes, food, and a secure roof over her head.
Hark Client
You don't know how much it means to have a safety net right now.
Hark Client
You gave me a chance and worked hard to get me a place to live. I recently upgraded to a two bedroom apartment and got married. I am a testimony that Hark works!
Hark Client
Just having someone who cares and to guide me is huge.
Hark Client
Quick, confidential & easy connection process.
You will be contacted by a Hark Community Liaison soon.
What areas do you
need support in?
Education
Food
Legal
Money
Housing
Health
Social Support
Transit
Goods
Work
My Resource Plan
Housing Assistance
Early Childhood Education Support
Community Support Services
Location
Appointment
Website
Hours
Get Help
Directions & Helpful
Documents/Tips
Documents/Tips
Get connected with real solutions.
You will receive your custom resource plan directly to your inbox or phone based on your choice. It even comes with driving directions and helpful tips!
FEATURED RESOURCE
Upskill NWA
There has never been a better time to take your career to the next level. Upskill NWA connects you to higher-paying and in-demand career opportunities throughout our region.
Upskill NWA comes to work every day with the mission to connect you to your dream career. Currently, we connect participants to career opportunities in the healthcare field and take care of things like tuition, books, fees, licensing exam costs, and other historical barriers. As an Upskill NWA participant, you are partnered with a Career Navigator who is with you every step of the way to ensure your success.
Find your path and purpose with the help of Upskill NWA.
If you wish to speak to someone by phone, simply call 2-1-1.
Get Connected to the Help You Need
The Annual C3 Summit
Over 400 area leaders attended C3's 7th Summit! Plans are already rolling for next year. Keep checking back!
Help Starts Here
We get it. Life happens and it happens to all of us. Let us help you get connected to resources today.
EAP+ Program
EAP+ is a supplement to existing employee assistance programs at area organizations.
Excellerate Foundation
Hark is a division of Excellerate Foundation, a community foundation serving Northwest Arkansas.
Through its partnership with United Way/Arkansas 211...
...Hark is showing the world how its approach can help
Hark 3.0 is Here!
We’ve launched Hark 3.0 — a fully funded solution that helps nonprofits and organizations streamline intake, referrals, care coordination, outcome reporting, and create funder-ready reports in clicks, not hours.
That means less time on paperwork and more time serving your community. Want to learn how your organization can leverage Hark 3.0 as a funded solution? Reach out to us today at [email protected].
