The CALL in Crawford & Sebastian Counties

09/10/2026

Walking in mission as an RFSS family means more than just being available. It means showing up with purpose, presence, and love.

Here are three simple ways to support foster families and children with your whole heart:
✔️ Be intentional: Check in, offer help, and be consistent.
🎉 Be the fun aunt or uncle: Bring joy, create moments, and make kids feel seen.
🙏 Be a prayer warrior: Cover the family and the child in prayer, believing God is at work.

Every small act of care is part of something bigger. This is how we walk together.
Learn more about serving as an RFSS Family: https://tr.ee/Q8Y-RdAxPm

09/09/2026

Join us in celebrating a new open Foster Home!! The family attends Pigeon Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Mountainburg. Please join us in praying for their journey ahead!

09/09/2026

Sometimes, Hope Looks Like a Bed

Eli enters foster care carrying more than anyone can see, fear, confusion, loss, and questions about what comes next.

The Johnson's, a foster family, opens their door and says "Yes!"

There's a bed, clean pajamas, a warm meal, a blessing box and a place to belong when Eli enters their home. But more than that, they give Eli something he desperately needs, HOPE.

The CALL comes alongside foster families. Helping gather the things a child needs when they enter care, providing practical resources, and surrounding foster families with encouragement and support so they can keep saying YES to children who need a safe place to land.

Every child deserves to feel safe, loved, and wanted. Together, we can help make that possible.

Sometimes restoring hope begins with a family opening their home. Sometimes it looks like a church showing up, a community partner giving support, a sponsor investing in the mission or a volunteer helping with the mission. A mission that lets children know they are safe and loved.

Every YES matters. Every child matters. And together, we can help restore hope.

Join us on September 15 at our 13th Annual Restoring Hope Banquet and discover how you can be part of the story.

Come. Listen. Be inspired. And find your place in restoring hope for children and families through The CALL.

09/08/2026

What does it look like to support foster care without becoming a foster parent?

RFSS, or Resource Family Support Systems, are families who walk alongside foster families by offering short-term care, practical help, and steady support.

If you know a foster family in your church or community, consider walking in mission with them as an RFSS family to provide a circle of care around the children in their home!

To learn more about Resource Family Support Systems, contact The CALL: thecallinarkansas.org/contact

09/06/2026

WE COULDN’T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!

As we get closer to our 13th Annual Restoring Hope Banquet, we've been thinking about how grateful we are for the people who continue to believe in what The CALL is doing.

Behind every banquet are businesses, churches, organizations, and individuals who have said YES! Yes, to supporting foster families, yes to coming alongside children, and yes to helping bring hope to families in some of the hardest seasons of their lives.

Our sponsors are not simply helping us host an event. They are investing in the mission of The CALL and helping us continue to serve children and families right here in our community.

We want to give a special thank-you to Grace Community Church and Premier Pediatrics. Two incredible partners who are always there for The CALL. Your continued support, encouragement, and willingness to step in and help mean more than you know. You are the kind of partners every ministry hopes to have, and we are so grateful for you!

We can’t wait to gather together on September 15 and celebrate what God is doing through this community of people who care deeply about children and families.

Thank you for believing in this mission and for helping us Restore Hope, together.

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

THANK YOU, BANQUET SPONSORS!

Our 13th Annual Restoring Hope Banquet would not be possible without the incredible businesses, churches, organizations, and individuals who have chosen to invest in the mission of The CALL.

Your sponsorship is about so much more than an event. It helps us surround children and families impacted by foster care with support, encouragement, resources, and hope. Because of you, foster families know they don’t have to walk this journey alone.

We are incredibly grateful for ArcBest, Harvest Time and Monkey House for saying, YES to children and families in our community. Your generosity is helping us continue to restore hope, strengthen families, and make a lasting difference.

From all of us at The CALL...thank you for standing with us!

09/03/2026

Never miss out on what's happening at The CALL throughout Arkansas. Next edition of our bi-monthly e-newsletter goes out next week! 🤩 Sign up: thecallinarkansas.org

09/02/2026

Thank You, First National Bank and BHC Insurance! 💙

We are so grateful to First National Bank and BHC Insurance for sponsoring our 13th Annual Restoring Hope Banquet! Your generosity helps make this special evening possible and, more importantly, helps us continue serving children and families impacted by foster care in our community.

09/02/2026

Good Food. Great People. A Greater Purpose.

We’re excited to announce that Blue Stripe BBQ will be catering our 13th Annual Restoring Hope Banquet on Tuesday, September 15!

We’re so thankful for local businesses who choose to come alongside The CALL and help make this special evening possible. Their delicious BBQ will be one more reason to come hungry and stay awhile!

But the best part of the evening isn’t just what’s on the plate....it’s what happens when our community comes together to restore hope for children and families impacted by foster care.

📅 Tuesday, September 15
🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Come enjoy a great meal, hear stories of hope, and celebrate the difference our community is making!

Thank you, Blue Stripe BBQ, for helping us make the evening special!