Conway Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Conway, Arkansas that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Arkansas page.
Legal aid
| Legal Aid of Arkansas | Free civil legal assistance |
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| Website | arlegalaid.org |
| Phone | 1-800-952-9243 |
| Address | 320 Executive Court, Suite 201, Little Rock, AR 72205 |
Legal Aid of Arkansas provides free legal help in civil cases to low-income Arkansans, including help with evictions, landlord and tenant disputes, and problems with public benefits. Legal Aid became the sole statewide civil legal aid provider in 2026 and serves all 75 Arkansas counties. Conway has no Legal Aid office of its own. The nearest office is in Little Rock. Call the statewide helpline at 1-800-952-9243 or apply online.1
Food
| Conway Ministry Center, Storehouse Pantry | Free client-choice food pantry |
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| Website | conwayministrycenter.org |
| Phone | 501-358-6098 |
| Address | 225 E Robins St, Conway, AR 72032 |
| Hours | Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; pantry by appointment, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM |
The Storehouse Pantry at the Conway Ministry Center is a client-choice food pantry providing groceries, hygiene supplies, and household essentials to families in need. Pantry visits are by appointment. Call 501-358-6098 to book a visit.2
| Community Action Program for Central Arkansas (CAPCA) | Free food pantry |
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| Website | capcainc.org |
| Phone | 501-329-3891 |
| Address | 707 Robins St, Suite 118, Conway, AR 72034 |
| Hours | Monday through Wednesday, 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM |
The Community Action Program for Central Arkansas runs a food pantry for residents of Faulkner and Cleburne counties. Households must declare income for the household to use the pantry. Call 501-329-3891 for current hours and to ask what to bring.3
Social services
| Bethlehem House | Transitional housing and daily meals |
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| Website | bethlehemhouse.net |
| Phone | 501-329-4862 |
| Address | 1115 Parkway St, Conway, AR 72034 |
| Hours | Breakfast 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM daily; dinner 6:00 PM daily |
Bethlehem House is a transitional home for people experiencing homelessness in Conway, with case management, life skills training, and help finding work and housing. Residents can stay up to two years. A hot breakfast is served every morning from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, and a hot dinner is served every night at 6:00 PM to anyone in need.4
| Conway Ministry Center, The Refuge | Emergency family shelter |
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| Website | conwayministrycenter.org |
| Phone | 501-358-6098 |
| Address | 134 Harkrider, Conway, AR 72032 |
The Refuge is an emergency shelter for families with children and for people with disabilities or medical needs who are experiencing homelessness. Every family gets a case manager, plus life skills classes, medical and behavioral health care, child tutoring, and job placement help. The Refuge opened on December 15, 2025.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Legal Aid of Arkansas, Who We Are and 2025 Annual Report . Legal Aid serves all 75 Arkansas counties and became the sole statewide provider in 2026. The Little Rock office address and the helpline appear in the annual report. ↩
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Conway Ministry Center, The Refuge . The Storehouse is described on that page as a client-choice food pantry. The Storehouse address, phone number, and hours come from the Faulkner County Community Resource Directory 2022-2023 (directory PDF ), a county directory, not from the Ministry Center site. Call to confirm current hours before visiting. ↩
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Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, Home page . The address and phone number appear on that page. The pantry hours come from a food pantry listing . A second listing gives a different afternoon closing time of 2:30 PM. Call to confirm current hours before visiting. ↩
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Bethlehem House, Home page and About . The phone number and meal times appear on the home page. The About page gives the facility address as 1115 Parkway Ave; listings give the street name as Parkway St. ↩
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Conway Ministry Center, The Refuge . The Refuge opened December 15, 2025. The Refuge address at 134 Harkrider comes from a January 2025 Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas release, and the phone number comes from the Faulkner County Community Resource Directory 2022-2023. Call to confirm before visiting. ↩
Related Local Programs in Arkansas
- Fayetteville Local Assistance Programs, Arkansas.
- Fort Smith Local Assistance Programs, Arkansas.
- Jonesboro Local Assistance Programs, Arkansas.
- Little Rock Local Assistance Programs, Arkansas.
- Rogers Local Assistance Programs, Arkansas.
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- Ada Hu