Blog
CSC Social Worker Spotlight w. Karen Blackstone
March is National Professional Social Worker month and here at the Children’s Safety Center we are spotlighting our social workers and the many roles they play on our team. Karen, how long have you worked at the Children’s Safety Center? What is your job role? When...
3 Ways to Protect Your Child’s Online Privacy
With spring approaching you'll have all kinds of activities to share with your family and friends—sports games, piano recitals, dance performances, and family outings. You want to support all of your child’s endeavors and share accomplishments with loved ones. But as...
CSC Intern Spotlight w. MaGee Smith
Meet one of our new Event Coordinator interns, MaGee Smith. She has been at CSC for almost a month and we are already so thankful for all the work she has done. Get to know a little more about MaGee by reading below. Where are you from and where did you go to college?...
#SupporterSaturday w. IDK? CAFE
IDK? CAFE and Justin Eaton have been providing scrumptious and creative tastes for the Children's Safety Center's biggest event, the Dream Big Charity Gala, for the last few years. This Tuesday, they are providing an amazing Halloween themed spread for our Open House....
#MissionMonday w. Sam’s Furniture
Sam and Becky Donaldson moved to Arkansas in 1989 with plans to semi-retire after 25 years with a large retail company in California. In 1991 they decided to open their own business. They opened a flea market called "That Place in Springdale" in downtown Springdale....
CSC Spotlight w. Savanah Thorne
Meet our newest child advocate Savanah Thorne. She has been with us almost two months and is already making a huge difference in children's lives. Get to know Savannah by reading below. Where are you from? What college did you attend? Lee’s Summit, Missouri. I went to...
#MissionMonday with our Dream Big Co-Chairs
Nathan Harris and Kirby Jett Harris have a passion for helping, especially when children are the mission. They have worked tirelessly to plan, create and implement our Dream Big Charity Gala for over four years now, serving in various roles on the committee. This year...
#SupporterSaturday with Catering Unlimited
April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. All across Northwest Arkansas you will see signs and pinwheels displayed to raise awareness of child abuse happening in our community and ways to help like calling the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline number,...
#SpotlightSunday Partners + Prevention
Last month, the Children’s Safety Center hosted Partners + Prevention, a lunch fundraiser benefiting the mission of the CSC. As a member of Kappa Delta sorority, (a partner of the Children’s Safety Center), I had the chance to attend to do a piece on the event and...
#SupporterSaturday with Slim Chickens
April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. All across Northwest Arkansas you will see signs and pinwheels displayed to raise awareness of child abuse happening in our community and ways to help like calling the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline number,...
#FridayReads – Kids Helping Kids
Last April, Katie Radewald, a teacher at Fayetteville High School and a member of the Junior League of NWA, emailed me to ask about a service learning project that her English As A Second Language class could do for the Children's Safety Center. She explained that in...
Honoring a True Ordinary Hero – Karen Blackstone
Twenty Years in the Making by Elizabeth Shackelford I do not even know where to begin when talking about Karen Blackstone, who will celebrate 20 years with the Children’s Safety Center on Sept. 1st. How is it possible? I cannot even wrap my head around how many young...