Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Our Board

Board of Directors

Alvis Washington

Vice President, Marketing - Store Design, Innovation, and Experience, Walmart

Ash Eisa

SVP, Global Sourcing and Procurement, Walmart

Landon Taylor

Board Treasurer, Bank President/CCO/COO, First Western Bank

Jim Sliker

CEO, Central States Manufacturing

Jess Dinkla

Sales Director, The Hershey Company

Will Hanna

Director of Operations, Hanna Family Ranch

Amy Merryman

Manager, Whitaker Properties

Chris Lamson

Sales and Finance Professional

Dr. Curt Hedberg

Physician, Hedberg Allergy & Asthma Center

Emily Reynolds

Board President and Legal Counsel, Walmart

Mary Zettle

Board Secretary and VP of Sales, Blue Buffalo

State Sen. Bart Hester

Arkansas State Senator, District 1

Van Bakke

Board Vice President and Vice President Sales/Operations, Walmart Team PepsiCo

Sadie

In February 2017, I was taken into the Children’s Shelter at 3:27 a.m.

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Meet Sadie

In February 2017, I was taken into the Children’s Shelter at 3:27 a.m.

Due to my past, I was terrified of what I may be walking in to. What if this is the last time I see my brothers? What if I’m completely removed from my “normal” life? I can only imagine what my brothers thought, let alone any other child in the system. This being said, I was shocked walking in to see portraits painted among the walls, a dining room, welcoming staff members … gosh, don’t get me started on how shocked I was to see that we had legit rooms.

They’re decorated! It’s amazing. Here at the Shelter they do their best to make you feel as welcomed and comfortable as possible … Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter has honestly done the best they can do to help me in life. There was never a day that went by that I felt uncared for.

It was very hard adjusting, but I knew I was always okay in their hands.

The staff treated me as if I were their family. They were always there for me and always reminded me of my worth.

Kiyasha, age 15

I like the Shelter because we get new stuff, like clothes, and we get to go outside and play kickball.

Adam, age 6

While at the Shelter, I went from an 8th grade math level to almost a 12th grade level. I’m pretty proud of that.

Tasha, age 17