Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Beer & Carols – Tontitown Winery

5:00—7:00 pmDecember 8

Join us for one of the best Christmas Parties of the year! The night will feature all of your favorite Christmas Carols led by The Weatherfolk and Friends. This is one Christmas sing-a-long you don’t want to miss. Wear a tacky holiday outfit for a chance to win your bar tab on us! COSTUME CONTEST […]

Beer & Carols – Bentonville

5:00—7:30 pmDecember 15

Join us for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PARTY of the year! The night will be emceed by local celeb Jason Suel and will feature all of your favorite Christmas Carols led by The Weatherfolk and Friends. Special guests from the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus guest singers Cassandra Hernandez and Amy C Brown. This is one Christmas […]

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 best thing that I love about the Shelter is the acceptance. No matter where any of us came from, we are accepted here.

Melanie, age 15

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

I love it here because I feel safe. The staff are here for me when I need them. Plus, I got to go to a Razorback game!

Jesse, age 11