Childrens Shelter | Fort Smith Childrens Shelter
Childrens Shelter
3105 South 14th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Eligibility
Youth in foster care ages 10-22
Hours
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(479) 783-0018
Voice·
Administrative
(479) 242-5771
Voice·
Toll Free
Languages
English
Interpretation services
English
Application process
Referral from:. Department of Human Services. Comprehensive Juvenile Services. Juvenile court. Law enforcement agencies . Private therapists and/or counselors. Inter-agency agreements. Hospitals
Fees
Free
Service area
Crawford County, AR
Franklin County, AR
Johnson County, AR
Logan County, AR
Scott County, AR
Sebastian County, AR
Yell County, AR
The purpose of the Children's Shelter is to provide supportive services, in a safe and stable living environment to youth in foster care who exhibit emotional and behavioral challenges due to abuse and/or neglect, and assist them in achieving the ability to successfully transition into a more traditional home environment.
Last assured
02/16/2022
What's Here
Providing organization
Fort Smith Childrens Shelter
The Children's Shelter is a safe and stable home that provides long-term, evidence-based, trauma-informed, resident-centered and family-focused care to youth in foster care who exhibit emotional and behavioral challenges due to neglect and/or abuse. Also, provides the GetREAL 24 program that help foster children over 18 to learn to live independently and gain life skills.