10/15/2026
Another day of giving started with Alex, one of our awesome Fort Smith employees, picking up a lunch donated by Benson's Grill and heading over to The Next Step Homeless Services! 🍔
This nonprofit has been at the forefront of combatting homelessness in Fort Smith for over twenty years. Not only do they assist individuals with housing, but they also provide meals, hygiene products, mail pickups, and clothing items. 👕🧦 Last year, they served nearly two-hundred clients with their housing facilities, eighteen being families and fifty being veterans. They try and offer a holistic approach to target the issues of their clients so that they can help them journey out of homelessness. Eighty-three percent moved on to permanent housing in 2025. 🏠
In Texarkana, we stopped by the Collins Home for Weddings and Events, which is a historic building that local philanthropist Ben Collins funded to house retired and widowed women. Since its creation in 1929, it seems this home has been a pillar of goodness. ❤️ HandsOn Texarkana is located in the building, and they strive to improve the quality of life of seniors by transporting those who have no means to get around while also supplying them with resources they need to get by. They operate their Senior Transportation and Pantry Program to combat the isolation that many elderly individuals face daily. 🚘 Say Grace Txk helped us once again by donating meals to show our appreciation for the work the employees and volunteers here do. 🥰
P.S. The Collins Home can be rented out for events such as baby showers, birthday parties, and weddings. ALL proceeds from event rental go toward supporting the mission of HandsOn Texarkana! 🎉