Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Archives for March 2019

Judea’s Story

Watch the video to learn how one incredible young lady escaped years of abuse to find hope again thanks to the amazing team at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter.

Congratulations to Employee of the Quarter Grayson Plumlee!

Each quarter, our staff members submit nominations for Employee of the Quarter and always we have some absolutely incredible nominees. It’s so difficult to narrow it down to just one candidate. Our 4th quarter award went to one of our very deserving Youth Care Specialists, Grayson Plumlee. Here are just a few of the things […]

Chef Andrew featured in news segment on KNWA

We love Chef Andrew! Thanks to KNWA – Northwest Arkansas News and General Mills for highlighting our own Chef Andrew and his efforts to provide a healthy and sustainable Nutrition program for the children in our care. Providing healthy meals and snacks to our kids (many of whom have faced food insecurity most of their […]

25 years of providing hope

At the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter, we like to say we are in the business of providing HOPE. Each and every day over the past 25 years, our team has held on to the ideal that EVERY CHILD deserves to feel safe, secure and loved. Thanks to our donors, partners and volunteers, more than 10,000 […]

Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive.

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Meet Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive. For the first time in 17 years, she imagined living a normal life just like every other high school student. This included a wish to go to high school prom.

Casey, her case manager during her stay at the Children’s Shelter, shares:

“My heart is filled with so much joy! I got the privilege to go to prom with one of my kiddos from the shelter. No, it wasn’t a typical prom situation, but when a kiddo finally escapes abuse for the first time in 17 years, we do all we can to make it a perfect night for her. She is strong, resilient, courageous, unique, ambitious and unassuming. She inspires me and she is one of the million reasons I will never stop fighting for these kids. Prom night was a sweet reminder that no matter how many hard days we have to face, these special moments make every single hard day completely worth it. If these kiddos can endure years and years of abuse, then we can endure an infinite number of hard days. We have to, because they need us.”

Casey Krisell, Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Case Manager

The Shelter is a great place with warm hearts, open minds and lots of care.

Angela, age 14

Due to a rough childhood, I had lost all hope in life. The Shelter changed my life for the better. I’ve been given opportunities I never, ever thought I could get in life.”

Rhiannon, age 17

The Shelter felt like a family to me – always helping me when I needed it and making me feel at ease. I might be leaving, but a part of me is staying.

Chelle, age 16