Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Beer & Carols – Tontitown Winery

5:00—7:00 pmDecember 8, 2019

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
Wear a tacky holiday outfit for a chance to win your bar tab on us! 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places prizes available. All ages are welcome to attend.

10% of bar sales plus 100% of donations will benefit our charity of the month. So as we celebrate this festive season, let’s give back in a big way to the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter as they provide hope, every day, to the most vulnerable children in our community. Let’s see how far our voices can carry as we raise a glass to this wonderful organization.

Come Raise Your Glass and Raise Your Voice as we Laugh at the Darkness Together!

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Demonte

Recently, we had an intelligent, hard-working young man in our care. His name was Demonte* and he was 15 years old. One day, he got upset in class and took off out of the building like he was planning to run away. This is not an uncommon reaction from the children in our care. Many […]

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Meet Demonte

Recently, we had an intelligent, hard-working young man in our care. His name was Demonte* and he was 15 years old. One day, he got upset in class and took off out of the building like he was planning to run away. This is not an uncommon reaction from the children in our care. Many have been taught that their only two options, when circumstances are beyond their control, are fight or flight. This time, Demonte chose flight.
Lisa, one of our amazing Youth Care Specialists, followed after him and was calling out his name to stop him from walking away. Finally, he did stop and Lisa was able to convince him to return. Later that afternoon, when he was talking through what had happened, he said, “When I heard Mrs. Lisa saying my name, it made me realize that no one in my family or in my life would ever have cared if I ran away. The only reason I stopped is because I knew Mrs. Lisa must care about me because she came after me.”
This is just one story, among hundreds each year, that shows how much our youth care staff impact the children in our care – every day. It is an honor to be here for these kids when they need us the most.
*name and image changed to protect privacy

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

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

Adam, age 6

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