The Fort Smith City Board of Directors may ... ruling that restricted cities from penalizing homeless people for sleeping outside when shelter space was unavailable, which was seen as a violation ...

HOPE CAMPUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRIS DOURIDAS SAYS NATIONALLY, HOMELESS RATES ARE UP ... the overnight emergency shelter at Hope Campus in Fort Smith is available to anyone 18 and older who ...

City of Fort Smith spokesman Josh Buchfink said bus stop shelters ... Salvation Army and the Next Step Homeless Services Day Shelter. “We will all try to be a cooling station,” Brawdy said. The Hope ...

TONIGHT - THE FORT SMITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED DOWN A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD DIRECTLY AFFECT THE HOMELESS POPULATION. THE ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS ...

Shawn Gard, director of Fort Smith's Neighborhood Services ... that cities can enforce anti-camping laws against homeless individuals when shelter spaces are unavailable. The ruling contends ...