Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Kickball 4 the Kids

October 14, 2022

Bring your team in for some fun team-building and a little healthy competition – all in support of the kids at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter! For more information, contact Elisabeth Ward at eward@nwacs.org or 479.795.2417 ext 350.

Presenting Sponsors

PepsiCo

Media Sponsors

3W

CitiScapes Magazine

In-Kind Sponsors

Hormel

Clorox

Kraft Heinz

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

I learned to be proud of who I am.

Javier, age 14

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

Thank you for never giving up on me when I was lost.

Rachel, age 17