Fort Smith, AR, Fort Smith AR
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
🏃♀️ Run for the Girls 5K Run - 5K Walk - Virtual Event
Date: June 6, 2026
Location: Fort Smith, AR
For more information, visit: Run for the Girls Event Page
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Event location and details will be published in January 2026
🎟️ Fundraiser for the Girls Shelter of Fort Smith, Inc
"Run for the Girls" is a fundraiser for the Girls Shelter of Fort Smith, Inc
🏠 Where sheltering is just the beginning
⏱️ Chip-Timed & USATF Certified 5K Course
- All age groups welcome: Everyone can participate.
- T-shirts for entrants: Available for registrations before May 24, 2026.
👩👧 About Us
The Girls Shelter of Fort Smith - A United Way Community Partner - opened in 1970 as a temporary emergency shelter. Since then, the Shelter has developed and grown into a long-term residential treatment facility.
The shelter is licensed for eight girls, ages 12 – 17 years old. During the Summer, our girls volunteer for one of our sponsors or a United Way agency.
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 an active part in school.
🎯 Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe and encouraging atmosphere in a residential setting for at-risk females aged 12 – 17 years: to promote positive behaviors, character enhancement, educational advancement, and to reunite with family.
Many of our residents have had a less than desirable childhood. Common histories include physical and sexual abuse, parents with drug issues, parents in prison, and homelessness.
We teach personal responsibility, independent living skills and positive social skills. We provide case management, individual and family counseling.
We provide a safe home environment, all food, transportation, personal items, and clothing. They receive individual and family counseling.
As one Board member put it, “we have one year to pour all the good into them we can possibly give them.”
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