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A meeting of the Board of Directors of Friendship Community Care, Inc. will be held at noon the fourth Wednesday of each month. The meeting will be held at Friendship Community Care’s Administration
Board Room located at 920 University Drive, Russellville, AR 72802.

Public notice is hereby given this 4th day of April 2023 that Friendship Community Care, Inc., of P.O. Box 2109, Russellville, AR 72811 has made application for funds through Section 49 U.S.C. Section 5310 for the purchase of the following type of passenger transportation vehicle: 23’Medium Cutaway Bus with a lift.  This vehicle will be used primarily for the following purposes:  Will provide transportation for adults with developmental disabilities to a facility in Russellville, Arkansas covering the surrounding cities of Russellville, Atkins, Dover, Dardanelle, and Clarksville and counties of Pope, Johnson, and Yell. 

Purchase of the above vehicle is considered essential to the efficient operation of this organization in provision of public transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. There is no intent to infringe upon, or compete with, existing public or private transit operators, including Section 5307, urban public transit operators and Section 5311, rural public transit operators. 

 

Any objection should be submitted in writing only to persons listed below. All comments will become a part of this organization’s application and will be a matter of public record. All written comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice. Any person wishing to request a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a request in writing within 10 days of the date of this notice to the persons listed below: 

Craig Cloud
Chief Executive Officer
Friendship Community Care
Russellville, AR 72811

and to:

Greg Nation, Administrator
Public Transportation Programs Office
Arkansas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 2261
Little Rock, AR 72203-2261

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Public notice is hereby given this 4th day of April 2023 that Friendship Community Care, Inc., of P.O. Box 2109, Russellville, AR 72811 has made application for funds through Section 49 U.S.C. Section 5310 for the purchase of the following type of passenger transportation vehicle: 23’Medium Cutaway Bus with a lift.  This vehicle will be used primarily for the following purposes:  Will provide transportation for children with developmental disabilities to a facility in Russellville, Arkansas covering the surrounding cities of Russellville, Atkins, Dover, Dardanelle, and Clarksville and counties of Pope, Johnson, and Yell. 

Purchase of the above vehicle is considered essential to the efficient operation of this organization in provision of public transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. There is no intent to infringe upon, or compete with, existing public or private transit operators, including Section 5307, urban public transit operators and Section 5311, rural public transit operators. 

 

Any objection should be submitted in writing only to persons listed below. All comments will become a part of this organization’s application and will be a matter of public record. All written comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice. Any person wishing to request a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a request in writing within 10 days of the date of this notice to the persons listed below:

Craig Cloud
Chief Executive Officer
Friendship Community Care
Russellville, AR 72811

and to:

Greg Nation, Administrator
Public Transportation Programs Office
Arkansas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 2261
Little Rock, AR 72203-2261

Public notice is hereby given this 4th day of May, 2023 that Friendship Community Care, Inc., will be accepting sealed bids for two used vans for sale. Bids will be accepted until May 11, 2023, 5:00PM CST.  

The Bids will be opened May 12th, 2023.

Please submit bids separately (numbers to reflect below) to Karla Bowden via email- bowdenk@fccare.org

For inquires contact Karla at 479-264-8886. Images and details can be provided upon request.  

#1- 2003 Aerotech 25-Passenger Bus

#2- 2005 Ford 13- Passenger Aisle Conversion Van

General Resources:

Affordable Rental Housing

Arkansas Autism Foundation

Arkansas Autism Resource and Outreach Center (AAROC)

Arkansas Disability Coalition

Arkansas Food Bank

Arkansas Homeless Shelter and Supportive Housing

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

Arkansas State Independent Living Council

Attention Deficit Disorders Association

Career OneStop

Center for Parent Information and Resources

Disability Rights Arkansas

Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Help for Homeless Veterans

HIV Testing Sites in Arkansas

Homeless Shelter Directory

iCan – Tools for Life

NAMI Arkansas

Needy Meds

Sources of Arkansas

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Arc of Arkansas

The Medicine Program

UA Partners for Inclusive Communities

Women, Infant and Children (WIC)

PASSE Resources:

Arkansas Total Care

Summit Community Care

Empower Healthcare Solutions

PASSE Resources:

Arkansas Medicaid – https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services
Medicaid (national) – medicaid.gov Medicaid Saves Lives – medicaidSavesLives.com

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