Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Kickball for the Kids presented by PepsiCo

September 20, 2024

Kickball for the Kids is the best team-building event of the year! Whether your team is super competitive or just here to have fun, join us on the kickball fields to test your skills against other NWA corporate teams and see who will be crowned as the 2024 Kickball for the Kids Champion. Best of all, the funds raised by this event support the programs at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter – serving children who have suffered the trauma of abuse, neglect or trafficking.

For more information and to get your team involved, contact Sophie Williams at swilliams@nwacs.org or 479.795.2417 ext 350.

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Lola

This young lady has been with us for more than two months. When she first arrived, she could only count to 8 and didn’t recognize numbers above 5 by sight. She also only knew about 6 letters and no sounds. She attends school on-site here at the Shelter and is in Ms. Anaiya’s elementary class. […]

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Meet Lola

This young lady has been with us for more than two months. When she first arrived, she could only count to 8 and didn’t recognize numbers above 5 by sight. She also only knew about 6 letters and no sounds. She attends school on-site here at the Shelter and is in Ms. Anaiya’s elementary class. By the end of the first quarter of the school year, she can now count to 30 and identifies numbers up to 20 when shown out of sequence. She also knows 24 letters and matching sounds! This sweet girl is overcoming memory issues and a language delay. Her hard work, along with the patience and caring of Ms. Anaiya, have allowed her to make huge progress. We are so proud of her!

*name changed to protect privacy

I learned to be proud of who I am.

Javier, age 14

My new bed makes me happy. And I am clean and have a new shirt.

Henry, age 4

I rode on a tire swing for the first time!

Mitchell, age 10