About Us
The Department of Community Programs was established in 1996 to address crime prevention issues and provide a greater array of social and human services needed and desired by citizens. This milestone achievement culminated in efforts that started in 1988 with a $10 million grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That was followed in 1991 with a Fighting Back Grant of $5 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Then, in 1993, Little Rock voters passed a 1/2 cent City sales tax to permanently designate City funds to sustain and administer Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment (PIT) funding (in addition to other major city initiatives). In 2011, voters overwhelmingly approved an additional 5/8 cent sales tax for operations to meet the city’s increased needs. As a result, this support, to our knowledge, the City of Little Rock’s Department of Community Programs (DCP) is the only city in America set up this way. The Department operates on an annual PIT budget of $5.5 million dollars which in 2017 supported more than 50 programs and served more than 11,600 Little Rock children, youth, and families.
If you would like to refer someone to our services, please email ProgramReferral@littlerock.gov
Community Programs Staff
| Amber Garrett | Program Monitor (501) 371-4479 agarrett@littlerock.gov |
| Charity Tyler | Community Engagement Specialist (501) 371-4791 ctyler@littlerock.gov |
| Dana Dossett | Director (501) 399-3486 ddossett@littlerock.gov |
| Dwight Pridgeon | Re-Entry Coordinator (501) 371-4476 dpridgeon@littlerock.gov |
| Eleanor Louis | Administrative Assistant (501) 399-3420 elouis@littlerock.gov |
| Gerry Stewart | Program Coach 501-371-4456 Gstewart@littlerock.gov |
| Gwendolyn Trigleth-Jackson | Operations Manager 501-371-4481 gtriglethjackson@littlerock.gov |
| Jacqueline Eaves | Resources Manager 501-371-4405 jeaves@littlerock.gov |
| Juvaris Grant | School-based Intervention 501-517-3934 Jgrant@littlerock.gov |
| Marcus Montgomery | Community Intervention Manager 501-539-1756 momontgomery@littlerock.gov |
| Mark Perry | Program Development Manager 501-399-2484 mwperry@littlerock.gov |
| Michael Sanders | Assistant Director 501-399-3442 masanders@littlerock.gov |
| Monica Montgomery | Career & Workforce Development Coordinator 501-399-3486 mmontgomery@littlerock.com |
| Tonisha Porter | Data Coordinator 501-371-4457 tporter@littlerock.gov |
| Wayne Burt | School-Based Intervention 501-517-3488 Wburt@littlerock.gov |