OUR MISSION
The Junior League of Fort Smith is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training.
The Junior League of Fort Smith welcomes all women who exemplify a commitment to voluntarism and desire to improve the community around them.
OUR FOCUS
In 2013, we began tailoring our volunteer efforts to address the foster care crisis in the Arkansas River Valley Community. In Sebastian and Crawford counties, there are currently approximately 700 children in foster care, with less than 150 certified foster family homes. Statewide, there are more than 5,000 children in foster care with only 1,600 foster family homes. The Junior League of Fort Smith has studied this issue and worked to address it with community projects that help recruit and retain foster families, build and furnish children’s shelters, prepare children aging through the foster care system to have the necessary life skills to make it as an adult, and help improve the quality of life for children currently in state care.
OUR IMPACT
In 2018-2019, the Junior League of Fort Smith provided approximately 350 trained volunteers, with 442 volunteer hours served. Our efforts impacted at least 830 citizens in our local community.
With your assistance, the Junior League of Fort Smith will continue acting as agents of social change! We will be better able to continue our efforts to train women to be community leaders and prepare foster teens for adult life outside of foster care.
What We Do...
Contact Junior League of Fort Smith
311 Garrison Ave.
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
479-783-3930
CONTACT US!
Junior League of Fort Smith, Inc.
311 Garrison Avenue
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
(479) 783-3930