Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Gallons for Growth

12:00 amJuly 1-31, 2021

Get your 20 oz. Pepsi products at Kum & Go throughout July! $.05 of every 20 oz. bottle sold supports the kids at Hope Academy and the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter. Also, mark your calendars for July 29 for Gallons for Growth! Fill up your car on July 29 at any NWA Kum & Go location – $.05 of every gallon sold will also be donated to Hope Academy and the Shelter.

Sadie

In February 2017, I was taken into the Children’s Shelter at 3:27 a.m.

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Meet Sadie

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.

*name and image changed to protect privacy

The staff treated me as if I were their family. They were always there for me and always reminded me of my worth.

Kiyasha, age 15

The Shelter felt like a family to me – always helping me when I needed it and making me feel at ease. I might be leaving, but a part of me is staying.

Chelle, age 16

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