Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Needs List

Our Current Needs

We are so grateful to the Northwest Arkansas community for their generosity. It is only with community support that we can continue to provide a safe haven and loving care to the children who need us the most.

Girls’ clothing

  • Insulated winter gloves – ages 7-12 years
  • 5T summer pajamas
  • 5T pants

Boys’ clothing

  • Size 8 winter pajamas
  • Insulated winter gloves – ages 7-12 years
  • Shoes – youth sizes 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2
  • Boy’s underwear sizes 6-8 (small)

Teen girls’ clothing

  • Women’s underwear – size 10
  • Women’s shoes – sizes 7 1/2 – 12
  • Winter coats – women’s sizes L, XL teen styles

Teen boys’ clothing

  • Athletic shorts – men’s sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
  • Athletic pants – men’s sizes S, M, L
  • Men’s shoes – sizes 10, 10 1/2

Additional needs

  • Large Suitcases
  • Cetaphil lotion
  • Men’s wallets and boy’s wallets
  • Paper towels URGENT NEED
  • Water bottles
  • Toilet paper
  • Nitrile exam gloves – sizes L and XL
  • Copy paper
  • Art canvases
  • Photo paper and photo albums
  • Disposable paper/plastic plates
  • 13, 30 and 33-gallon trash bags
  • mp3 players (these make great birthday gifts!)

To help provide healthy meals and snacks

  • Pre-portioned snacks: pretzels, crackers, fruit cups, nuts, bars, chips, PopTarts, etc.
  • Condiments: pasta sauce, cake frosting, mayonnaise, Ranch dressing, ketchup, pancake syrup, mustard, honey
  • Fresh produce: carrots, berries, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, cucumbers, peppers

Drop Off Donations

Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
14100 Vaughn Road
Bentonville, AR 72713
Donations are accepted Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive.

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Meet Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive. For the first time in 17 years, she imagined living a normal life just like every other high school student. This included a wish to go to high school prom.

Casey, her case manager during her stay at the Children’s Shelter, shares:

“My heart is filled with so much joy! I got the privilege to go to prom with one of my kiddos from the shelter. No, it wasn’t a typical prom situation, but when a kiddo finally escapes abuse for the first time in 17 years, we do all we can to make it a perfect night for her. She is strong, resilient, courageous, unique, ambitious and unassuming. She inspires me and she is one of the million reasons I will never stop fighting for these kids. Prom night was a sweet reminder that no matter how many hard days we have to face, these special moments make every single hard day completely worth it. If these kiddos can endure years and years of abuse, then we can endure an infinite number of hard days. We have to, because they need us.”

Casey Krisell, Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Case Manager

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

The Shelter is a perfect placement for all ages. It’s a safe place where all of my needs were met so I could spend more time on things I needed to work on – like graduating! The Shelter helped me so much!

Danielle, age 16

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