Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Disc Golf for the Kids!

10:00 am—2:00 pmAugust 22

This is the first chance for disc golfers to play the course located on the campus of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter This course was provided for the kids by Hormel Foods and designed and built by disc golf professionals. It is usually reserved for the kids, but we’re opening it up for a one-day […]

A Round for the Kids

2:00—6:00 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 […]

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.

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 went to the on-site school which I liked because it gave me one-on-one time and that’s what I needed to help get my grades up and catch up on all my credits so I can graduate. I would like to thank all of the staff at the Shelter for making me and my son feel safe and taken care of.

Teresa, age 17

The world’s not perfect, but people are there to help you. The Shelter was a good environment and people wanted the best for me, and it made me want to love myself more. If I had not gone to the Shelter, I don’t think I’d be in school and I would probably still be in a home when I’m the adult when I shouldn’t have to be.

Lauren, age 16