Out of the woods. Into a neighborhood.


Together, we can develop neighborhoods that end chronic homelessness in Northwest Arkansas.

You’ve seen the signs.

A person at a stoplight holding a cardboard sign.
A tent tucked into the woods beside the trail.

You wonder what to do.
Aren’t there shelters? Isn’t someone already helping?

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or unsure. But don’t look away.
That person is your neighbor.

And there is something real you can do to help.

You Can Make a Real Difference

Learn

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

Serve

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

Give

Want to help someone get off the streets and into a safe place? Your donation helps create the neighborhoods where lives change.

The Difference You’ve Helped 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.

of people fulfilled their
obligations to maintain
residency in the community

of residents successfully obtained identification documents

obtained health insurance
or began attending health appointments

of engaged in some kind
of paid employment

"I never thought I could have a home. New Beginnings gave me hope."

John

"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 Kritzer

"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 Logan