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.

Please stay tuned to this page for updates to our Needs List and thank you for your support of the youth in our care!

All items purchased from our Walmart Registry can be shipped directly to the Shelter.

Walmart Registry

Kitchen Needs – individually packaged snacks, including:
Goldfish crackers
Teddy Grahams
Raisins
Dried fruit
Go-Gurt
Applesauce pouches
GoGo Squeez
Cheese Sticks/String cheese
Trail mix
Quaker granola bars
Kind Kids bars
Rice Krispies treats
Popcorn
Fruit leather
Pretzels
CheezIt
Animal crackers
Nutri-Grain bars

Clothing Needs for Teen Boys
Men’s sweatpants or athletic pants – adult sizes S and M
Men’s athletic shorts – adult sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Swim trunks – adults sizes L, XL, 2XL
Men’s summer shirt – adult sizes S and L
Light jackets and hoodies – adult sizes S, M, L, XL

Clothing Needs for Teen Girls
Swimsuits (one piece only) – adult sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Athletic pants and leggings – adult sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Slides or athletic sandals – adults sizes 6-12
Short-sleeve shirts – adult sizes XL and 2XL
Summer sleepwear – adult sizes XL, 2XL, 3XL
Bras – size DD
Athletic shorts – adult sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL
T-shirts – adult sizes M and L
Light jackets and hoodies – adult sizes S, M, L, XL

Clothing Needs for Boys
Boy’s athletic pants – sizes L and XL
Boy’s athletic shorts – sizes 14, 16, 18
Light jackets and hoodies – sizes 8-18

Clothing Needs for Girls
Light jackets and hoodies – sizes 8-18

Miscellaneous Needs
Ethnic hair care products
At-home Covid-19 test kits
Dry erase markers
Scotch tape refills for tape dispensers
Hairbrushes
Dawn dish soap
Blue painter’s tape
Large rolling suitcases
13 gallon and 55 gallon trash bags
32 GB micro SD cards
MP3 players
Thinx period underwear
Speax underwear for bladder leakage
Toilet paper
Gift cards for Malco Theater, DEFY Trampoline park, Fast Lane Entertainment, and other local attractions

Drop Off Donations

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

Thank you so much for your support of our kids!

Judea

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.

Read more about JudeaImpact stories

Meet Judea

Judea 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, former Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Case Manager

I’m so glad that I got to spend my 12th birthday here at the Shelter. It was truly the best!

Marly, age 12

Thanks you NWACS, I now have a bright and successful future. I can’t say thank you enough and I will never forget the amazing people here.

Sammy, age 16

I’m glad to have a place that has food, water, clothes, beds, and, most of all, electricity.

Brianne, age 12