Tommy Jones Home at West Fork
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The Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries network
of emergency receiving homes provide immediate sanctuary for children
in need of emergency care. Many of the children in the agency's
emergency shelters have been abused, abandoned, or neglected.
Sometimes a child's parents have been incarcerated, or perhaps
hospitalized for medical or psychological problems. At other times,
families find themselves in severe conflict and a time of separation
is needed.
Judsonia Shelter Family Room
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The agency's three emergency shelters provide care for approximately
350 children each year. Children can arrive at the shelters anytime
day or night. Many are placed with only the clothes they are wearing
or bring with them a garbage bag of hurriedly packed personal items.
The children can stay up to ninety days while the courts, the
Department of Human Services, other agencies, and our staff work
to make good long term plans for them.
Many children are placed by the Arkansas Department of Human
Services. Referrals also come from pastors, youth ministers, family
members, mental health workers, school counselors, and a host
of other sources. To refer a child to one of our emergency shelters,
contact the area office nearest you.
Fayetteville 479-521-1296
Jonesboro 870-935-5134
Little Rock 501-455-8554
Our Emergency Shelters:
Judsonia:
Boys and girls ages six - seventeen
Paragould:
Boys ages birth - twelve
Girls ages birth - seventeen
The Tommy Jones Memorial Home in West Fork:
Boys ages birth - fourteen
Girls ages birth - seventeen
For more information, e-mail
erh@abchomes.org
