Arkansas Restorative Initiative

ARI Stability Hub.

Find somewhere to live. Find somewhere to work.

Enter an Arkansas city, county, or ZIP once. Directory reviewed: September 8, 2026
Housing and employment results will appear after you enter a location — or choose remote work.
Path 01 Housing Matching leads will appear here.
Path 02 Employment Local and broader opportunities will appear here.
Housing First

Housing Options

Current ARI housing leads matching the location you entered.

Employment

Employment Opportunities

Local fair-chance leads first, followed by broader Arkansas employers.

Broader Arkansas Employers

These employers have current second-chance evidence or appear on a current second-chance employer source and have Arkansas hiring footprints. Use their career portal to check openings near you.

National Second Chance Employers

These are current Second Chance Business Coalition members not already represented elsewhere in ARI's Arkansas list. Check each career portal for Arkansas, nearby, or remote openings.

Search Live Job Systems Too

ARI's list is curated. These live systems can surface additional openings that change every day.

Before You Pay. Before You Apply.

Prepare before screening.

Finding a lead is only the first step. Use these guidelines to reduce wasted application fees, correct bad information, and prepare for screening.

Call before you pay.

Ask the property first when possible.

Do you conduct a criminal background check?
Is criminal history reviewed case by case?
Is there a lookback period?
Are certain conviction types automatically disqualifying?
Do you run credit, and is there a minimum score?
Do you consider eviction history or rental debt?
What income level or income multiplier is required?
What is the application fee, and is any part refundable?

Prepare for individualized review.

A second-chance employer is not a promise that every offense qualifies for every job. Job duties, licensing rules, driving requirements, safety requirements, client rules, and the nature or age of a conviction may still matter. When asked, be accurate and answer the question that was actually asked.

Keep the explanation focused and current: what happened, what changed, what you have done since, and why you can perform the job safely and reliably. Helpful documentation can include training, certifications, steady work history, references, education, completion records, and evidence of stable community involvement.

Check your own information first.

A screening report and a court record are not always the same thing. Check charges, dispositions, dates, dismissals, collections, rental debt, and credit information before paying repeated application fees.

Step 01 Check Court Records Search ARCourts for public Arkansas case information. Step 02 Check Your Criminal Record Arkansas State Police individual record-check information. Step 03 Check Your Credit Federally authorized source for free credit reports.

How ARI uses and verifies these resources: ARI combines current property/provider information, current fair-chance job postings, employer career portals, current second-chance employer sources, and Arkansas reentry resources. Inclusion is a lead, not a guarantee of housing approval or employment. Policies and openings change.

Keep the Directory Current

Wrong number? Changed policy? Know a resource we should add?

Help ARI keep this directory useful. Send a correction, housing lead, employer lead, or updated contact information.

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Last major directory refresh: September 8, 2026. Availability and screening policies can change.