Operation KARE Opens To Serve Evacuees

LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Mike Huckabee announced Friday the establishment of Operation KARE service centers across the state. The centers will be open Saturday and Sunday to serve evacuees from Hurricane Katrina.

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Local Relief Information

In counties with National Guard readiness centers (formerly referred to as armories), those facilities will be used to register evacuees. In counties without armories, other locations have been designated as Operation KARE service centers.

The centers will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

"It's important that the evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi register with Operation KARE so we can help them," Huckabee said. "We need information so we can determine how many people are here and what their needs are. This information will be kept confidential. But it will help us serve the evacuees in the weeks and months ahead."

Evacuees may register online by going to www.kare.arkansas.gov.

Evacuees may also obtain information by calling 1-877-2-WE-KARE (1-877-293-5273).

Below is a list of sites at which evacuees can register for services on Saturday or Sunday:

Benton County -- Rogers -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 1408 S. First St.

Carroll County -- Berryville -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 1002 S. Main St.

Crawford County -- Van Buren -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 1820 Chestnut St.

Franklin County -- Ozark -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 1907 Commercial St.

Madison County -- Huntsville -- Madison County emergency services facility, Arkansas Highway 74 West

Polk County -- Mena -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, Morrow Avenue

Sebastian County -- Fort Smith -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 8400 Zero St.

Washington County -- Fayetteville -- Arkansas National Guard Readiness Center, 3590 S. School St.