Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

A Round for the Kids

2:00—5:00 pmOctober 18

We’ll see you at Topgolf in Rogers on Sunday, October 18, and play a round for the kids in support of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter! Join Honorary Chair, Dr. Curt Hedberg, for this fun, socially distanced event in support of the most vulnerable children in our community. Teams of six will play in each […]

Jeepers Creepers

9:00 am—3:00 pmOctober 31

CALLING ALL JEEP OWNERS! Join us for Jeepers Creepers, a Halloween Jeep Poker Run for all Jeep enthusiasts (and everyone else) in Northwest Arkansas. Participants will take a lovely, scenic drive through NWA while collecting cards at each designated stop. Prizes will be awarded for best hand, worst hand and best costume. All proceeds benefit […]

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

I’m so glad that I got to spend my 12th birthday here at the Shelter. It was truly the best!

Marly, age 12

I’m glad to have a place that has food, water, clothes, beds, and, most of all, electricity.

Brianne, age 12

The Shelter has truly given me hope to pursue my life to the fullest, put my past behind me, and move on to bigger and better things in life. The staff members, who I think of as family, have brought me to realize that I am valuable, strong and able to conquer anything I set my mind on.

Chelsea, age 13