Girls Shelter of Fort Smith
2600 Raleigh
Fort Smith, AR 72901
646-0444
Mon.-Fri.8:00 – 5:00
girlsshelter2600@yahoo.com

“Dedicated to girls who need a home”

The Girls Shelter of Fort Smith opened in 1970 as a temporary emergency shelter. Since then, the shelter has developed and grown onto a long-term residential treatment facility. In April 2002, a new 7,000 square-foot facility was built on a two-acre lot at South 26th and Quincy. The shelter is licensed for nine girls, ages 12 – 17 years old.

The Girls shelter strives to develop its residents into responsible citizens and community members. The girls are:

• Taught social and independent living skills.
• Given a sense of self-worth and taught to be responsible for their actions and decisions.
• Taught job skills and money management by working summer jobs.
• Required to attend and take and active part in school.
• Given individual treatment plans including structured goals and objectives.
• Provided counseling.

The long-term goal of the Girls Shelter is to reunite the resident with her family.