Project Compassion, Inc
Serving nursing home residents for over 35 years.
Gloria White Community Angel Award
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About Project Compassion
What We Do: Our mission is to bring joy, companionship, and quality of life to residents of nursing homes.
How: Over 300 volunteers provide one-to-one visitation, assist with group activities such as cards, crafts, bingo, and pet and music therapies. There is never a fee for our services
We also provide clothing protectors (bibs) to help maintain residents' dignity at mealtime. During the Easter season, bunnies are taken to area nursing homes to let residents know they are not forgotten. Our annual holiday gift drive, Hearts of Gold strives to provide a meaningful Christmas gift to every resident in every facility we serve. Gift ideas include pajamas, robes, slippers, lap robes, etc. For many residents, especially those with no family, these may be the only new items they receive that year
Where We Serve:
Arkansas: Fort Smith, Van Buren, Greenwood, Alma, Barling, Charleston, Mena, Paris, Ozark
Oklahoma: Poteau, Arkoma
Contact info:
Address: 1205 South Albert Pike, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone: (479)783-2273 Fax: (479)783-1849
Contact Us
Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00am-1:30pm
History: Project Compassion was founded in 1972, the dream of Gloria White, who saw the need for a one-to-one visitation program for the residents in nursing homes who had neither family nor friends to care for them, love them, to be their friend. This outreach proved to be so successful that the nursing homes began to ask for additional projects to fill the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of the residents.
Board of Directors
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- Debbie Findley, President
- Dr. Eric Stein, First Vice President
- Betty Coots, Second Vice President
- Toni Holderfield, Secretary
- Dr. Calline Ellis, Past President
- Kris Hope, CPA, Treasurer
- Carmelita Adams, R.N
- Mark Buergler
- Pat Fellner, CPA (retired)
- Sister Elise Forst, O.S.B.
- Sister Judith Marie Keith, R.S.M.
- Jim Medley
- Monty Watts, JD, CPA
Board of Directors, Emeriti
- Gloria White (deceased)
- Paul Willis (deceased)
- Bill Beall, CPA
- Pat Shaw
- Sister Pierre Vorster, O.S.B.
Staff
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