Jacobs Place Homeless Mission

jacob's place homeless mission was granted 501 (c) (3) non-profit status in december 2007, and the shelter officially opened its doors to the first clients in march 2008. jacob's place is a residential facility and empowerment program serving families and single women experiencing homelessness. our mission is to show compassion and offer hope, in the name of jesus christ, by providing temporary housing for the homeless and assist them in obtaining spiritual and physical stability. the jacob's place strives to address the causes leading to homelessness. the families or women we serve agree to participate in a program that emphases making improvements toward individual financial, professional, educational, social and spiritual goals. this is achieved through providing temporary housing, spiritual and emotional support, parenting and life skills training, educational resources, job skills as well as other assistive needs. on average, arkansas ranks 48th, of the 50 states, in child homeles