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The More You Know…
Forensic Interviewing w/ Karen Blackstone Written by CSC Intern, Grace Reinhardtsen Karen Blackstone has been with the Children’s Safety Center for more than 24 years. Karen was a social work major and began volunteering in 1997 with her friends as a...
#SpotlightSunday Erin R. Moody
Get to Know Board Member Erin R. Moody In February of 2016, shortly after her move to the NWA area, Erin attended her first Dream Big Gala committee meeting with a friend who had brought her along. The Dream Big Charity Gala is the largest event that the CSC throws,...
Ways to Help in April
April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, and all across the nation, communities are coming together to raise awareness about child abuse in their hometowns. Below are all the ways YOU can raise awareness right here in Washington County. Together...
2020 Charitable Tax Information
The CARES Act and End-of-Year Tax Implications CARES Act for Nonprofits – Friday, March 27, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion economic stimulus package legislated to...
#SurvivorSpotlight Abigail Livingston
Abigail Livingston is a true survivor turned advocate. She did not let what happened to her define her. She is using her voice to empower others not to feel alone, to come forward and to speak up! Abigail has partnered with the Children’s Safety Center, where her...
#SupporterSpotlight w. Jordan Greene-Hollingsworth
Last Christmas our doorbell rang at the Children’s Safety Center. When we answered, there stood a smiling, colorful woman. When I say colorful, I mean she had rainbow hair! What she also had was a donation in her hand and a heart that wants to help children. Since...
#SpotlightSunday Hunter Norton
Hunter Norton, a member of our fund development committee and father of Nash and Lawson, is another person we are so, so grateful for. Hunter has been involved with the center for almost four years now, and said he believes in supporting the center because he sees...
#SupporterSpotlight Ryan Faust
This week we are spotlighting Ryan Faust, a member of the Children’s Safety Center’s Dream Big Gala Committee and Fund Development Committee. Ryan is a father of two, and said after he had kids of his own he really wanted to get involved with a nonprofit that...
#SupporterSpotlight Amanda Foster
Written by: Victoria Burnett Amanda Foster is a member of the Children’s Safety Center’s Fund Development Committee and we appreciate her so much! Amanda works at Bank of Fayetteville and volunteers with Leadership Fayetteville, and says she’s grateful that she gets...
#SupporterSpotlight Peyton Stewman
Written by: Victoria Burnett Peyton Stewman is a Springdale native and recent graduate of the University of Arkansas who left a big impact in her sorority and at the Children’s Safety Center. While at Kappa Delta, she took a leadership position of Children’s Safety...
NWA Holiday Market
Lacey Lloyd Ledbetter, Emily Rappe' Fisher, Bill Lloyd, Lindsey Cosio Written by: Victoria Burnett The Children’s Safety Center of Washington County received over $18,000 at the Northwest Arkansas Holiday Market on November 15-16. We are so grateful, and appreciate...
#SupporterSpotlight- Terry Bankston
Written by: Victoria Burnett To many, stuffed animals bring back fond childhood memories. To others, they could be knick knacks, collectibles or toys for grandkids. To kids at the Children’s Safety Center, the stuffed animal they get as they exit the doors of our...