UALR Children International

Founded in 1972, Friendship Community Care is a private, nonprofit organization that serves individuals with developmental disabilities in more than 10 counties of the Arkansas River Valley region and waiver services in Arkansas. The organization offers services to people who are suffering with mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and similar disorders. It provides supports and services to individuals and families that will allow them to be independent and productive citizens. Friendship Community Care serves over 500 individuals in a fifteen-county area in Arkansas. The organization has a vehicle transportation system that provides access to a general community, programs, school-age services, medical appointments and recreation. Friendship Community Care also operates technology, nursing and training departments. The organization maintains locations in Marshall, West Fork, Mount View, Clarksville, Siloam Springs, Dover and Russellville, Ark.

Philander Smith College offers a variety of educational and enrichment programs. The business courses offered by the college include accounting, office systems, vocational education business technology, hospitality and organizational management. Philander Smith College provides various special education courses that include physical education, and early childhood education and administration. Its curriculum also includes degree programs in political science, psychology, sociology, social work, computer science, Christian education, and philosophy and religion. Philander Smith College is approved by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Its athletic department provides various activities, including basketball, volleyball and tennis. Philander Smith College has bookstore that offers greeting cards, study aids, and school apparel and supplies. The college is located in Little Rock, Ariz.