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

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