Childrens Shelter | Fort Smith Childrens Shelter

Childrens Shelter

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.

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Physical Address

3105 South 14th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901

Hours

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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

Fee

Free

Eligibility

Youth in foster care ages 10-22

Languages

English

Service area

Crawford County, AR Franklin County, AR Johnson County, AR Logan County, AR Scott County, AR Sebastian County, AR Yell County, AR

Agency info

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.