We are on a mission to protect children. Join us.
The children need you.
Every time you donate an item,
Ark can use its dollars to care for more children.
Pull-Ups (size 2T – 5T)
Diapers (size 4 - 6)
Antibacterial wipes
Baby wipes
Plain copy machine paper
Postage stamps
Tissues
Finger paint
Toilet Paper
Trash bags (33 or 13 gallon)
Children’s new underwear,
size 3T-5TDixie cups
Play clothes (Girls & Boys, sizes 12m-6x)
Laundry soap
Kinetic Sand
Washable paint
Bandaids
White Cardstock (65lb)
Craft Items (no crayons)
Paper Plates
Glue (liquid & glue sticks)
Shaving cream
Costumes and dress-up clothes
Dryer sheets
Washable Markers
Playground balls
Sandbox toys
*These are the most needed items. For more items from Ark's wish list, please contact Ark.
Donations can be delivered or dropped off Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm at 415 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville 47713.
Middle-school student, Reagan E. applied for a grant to do art projects with Ark’s kids. Over a series of several weeks, she recruited friends and family to join her in reading stories and doing crafts with Ark’s children. It’s amazing what one super kid with a dream can accomplish!
The Junior League of Evansville, Ark's founder in 1981, continues to support Ark.
The Rotaract Club of Evansville renovated Ark's playground as its first-ever Signature Project! The former parking lot was transformed to have grass, a hill slide, trees, a tricycle trail and much more!
Mr. Strange visits Ark each month to read to the children. He brings books and leaves them behind for the children to enjoy in the classrooms. Each month, he learns a little bit more about Ark’s mission and how sharing a bit of his time can make a world of difference for kids.
The Thomas A. & Sharon K. Ruder foundation partners with Ark to keep children safe and give families support to reach their goals with a shared desire to creating a vibrant, healthy community!
The Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County helped fund a building renovation project that made it possible to double Ark's infant care program and care for 40% more children by constructing a new classroom.
What will you do?
When you volunteer at Ark,
you are part of our mission to keep children safe.
Allstate Insurance agents from around the state come to Ark each year for a day of service. They clean toys and scrub cots, tables and chairs. Agent Tod Wilson also applies for an Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grant to protect Ark’s kids throughout the year!
Volunteers rock babies, play with children, do maintenance projects and clean toys.
Volunteers from the University of Evansville's AOII sorority spend time with children, work in the clothing bank and provide gifts for children for holidays all year long!
The Evansville Thunderbolts and Aviators collect stuffed toys each fall and share them with Ark’s children!
Mr. Pitt brings his musical instruments every month and recruits his friends to join him for a concert for Ark’s children. He helps the children explore different musical styles and develop a love of music.
Your new and gently-used donations help children in so many ways. Ark’s kids get warm coats, shoes, socks, undergarments, shirts, shorts, pants and jackets because people, just like you, care enough to give!
Your celebrations, holidays and milestones
can help Ark's kids in so many ways.
Harrison High School students put together treat bags each Halloween for Ark’s kids to take home.
Adley hosted a pizza party and asked guests to bring donations for Ark. She learned about Ark's program and helped spread the word (and made some pretty awesome signs)!
Seth and Ryan invited their friends to their Birthday party and asked them to bring diapers, baby wipes, books and arts and crafts items for Ark's kids.
The Kiwanis Club adopts an Ark family as part of the "Ark Christmas Adoption Program", providing the family with gifts, clothing, household items and more. Their generosity, along with many others, brings Christmas joy to nearly 200 children each year.
Heath & Shelly Coomes host a “Darts for Ark” tournament and raise money and accept toy donations each year to benefit Ark’s kids. The toys are given to children at Christmas and for Birthdays all year long so children have gifts to open on their special day!
The Vanderburgh Sheriff's Office takes 20 preschool aged children on a Christmas shopping spree at Meijer each year for the annual "Christmas with the Kids" program. This special program helps children and their families during the holidays and helps foster great relationships with local law enforcement. Financial support from Meijer makes this program possible!
