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You can end chronic homelessness.

When a neighbor has nowhere left to turn, your generosity can open the door to stability, dignity, and belonging.

Chronic homelessness is bigger than charity drives and shelters.

Every year, hundreds of our neighbors in Northwest Arkansas are stuck in a cycle of tents, ER visits, and jail stays. Short-term fixes don’t break that cycle. Without long-term solutions, the costs – to them and to all of us – keep climbing.

  • Chronic homelessness represents only 20% of the homeless population but drives 80% of the costs.

  • People living unsheltered are far more likely to suffer poor health, early death, and repeated trauma.

  • Our community spends millions reacting instead of solving.

New Beginnings has built a proven model: neighborhoods of dignity, support, and stability.

We’ve shown that with a safe roof over their heads, case management, and community, people can move from crisis to lasting housing.

Meet Terry: from the streets to a neighborhood of hope

For years, Terry struggled with homelessness. Illness, setbacks, and life on the margins made stability feel out of reach. What changed wasn’t a handout—it was a community that believed in him and gave him the support to rebuild.

At New Beginnings, residents like Terry don’t just get shelter—they gain dignity, neighbors, and a fresh start. With a cabin of his own and support from case managers, Terry took steps toward healing, income, and permanent housing.

You Can Make a Difference

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Want to help your neighbors in a deeper way? Start by understanding what chronic homelessness is – and how neighborhoods like ours can end it.

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Want to do something hands-on to help? Join our team of volunteers. You’ll help build a neighborhood where everyone belongs.

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Want to help someone get off the streets and into a safe place? Your donation helps create the neighborhoods where our neighbors’ lives are changed.

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The Difference Good Neighbors Make

In 2018, New Beginnings started with one goal: to build a Place to Stay, a housing-first neighborhood of cabins. Today, 20 people live in a safe, stable neighborhood.

In 2024, we added a Place to Heal, 4 designated cabins for unhoused people recovering from injury or illness after a hospital stay.

Now, we’re building a Place to Live, neighborhoods of support, where formerly unhoused individuals live in their own permanent supportive housing.

Because of people like you, neighbors who once had no place to go now have a front door, a roof, and a reason to hope again.

And we’re just getting started. Read our plans to end chronic homelessness in Northwest Arkansas:

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fulfilled their obligations to maintain residency in the community

successfully obtained identification documents

obtained health insurance or began attending health appointments

engaged in some kind of paid employment

“I was a homeless man for 18 years. I’m a paranoid schizophrenic. Where I’ve been I had no help…. I didn’t have anywhere to eat, I had no pillow, I didn’t have dry clothing. At New Beginnings now I have stability and counseling and people who care about me… I know we can change if we’re cared about, if we’re guided.” – Craig

“I never thought I could have a home. New Beginnings gave me hope.” – John

“I became homeless when my grandmother passed. Being homeless was a struggle for me. People out there on the street are suffering, dying, very sick, and really need this help. I think everyone has got to put themselves in our place. We’re all human beings; we all have problems. But how would you know what we could do if you don’t give us a chance? New Beginnings gave me a chance to achieve my goals and make a difference, just cause we’re homeless doesn’t mean we’re helpless. Everybody has potential.” – Terry