About Camp
Karissa & Cody Ragland
Royal Family Kids Camp Directors
You can reach our local camp directors at (936) 689-0532 or rfkc@ftcnwa.org
Confronting Abuse and Changing Lives!
Annually, 3.6 million cases of child abuse, neglect or abandonment are reported in America.
One of these victims dies every six hours due to that abuse. But you can make a difference — through your support of For The Children.
For The Children, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity. Donations and gifts are tax-deductible, as allowed by law.
Activities are purposefully designed to be non-competitive and non-threatening while allowing children to experience success.
God’s love is modeled consistently, through the games, sports, activity centers, bible stories, drama and quiet times the campers share with their counselors.
Our Royal Family Kids Camp is the first camp of Northwest Arkansas! Cody and Karissa Ragland, our directors, are members of our sponsor church, New Life Christian Church. Our camp welcomes foster youth ages 7-11 to a week of summer camp in the Ozarks. Founded in 2018, we partner with The Call of NWA to serve the foster families in our area.
Camp Dates: June 10-14, 2024
807
Children in Foster Care in Benton & Washington County
From the 2019 report
72
Children served by FTC NWA
From the years 2019-2023
201
Volunteers with FTC NWA
Full time and part time volunteers
Volunteer Stories
“This was an amazing way to serve God, and reach Kids in hard to reach places. My heart truly is with these kids who are currently or who have been in the system.”
— Chloe
“I enjoyed contributing to being able to give the kids a week where they didn't have to worry about anything. Just a fun week. Watching the kids during the week showed how important our roles are - especially support staff who take care of everything behind the scenes - to ensuring it's magical. Knowing that many of these kids have been through unimaginable experiences makes participating in this week very special.”
— Catherine
“I loved getting to know my campers, and encouraging and listening to them. It felt personal and not generic camp. It's rewarding to be involved in something where you can make a measurable contribution. And all the cousins and support staff were awesome people...everyone got a long, talked through any conflict, and just organically bonded.”
— John
Same Heart, New Name, Bigger Impact.
We are now For The Children and here’s why.
For 30 years, volunteers, churches, businesses, local municipal partners and Royal Family Kids staff have dedicated their time, talent and treasures to help transform the lives of vulnerable children across the US, and world.
While RFK has formally overseen our camps and mentoring programs, the breadth of our work has evolved far beyond these two programs. Today we provide direct trauma intervention, advocacy, fostering, adoption, support to parents, and other crucial wraparound services.
While we acknowledge the expansion of our work across our 252 chapters, COVID-19 has profoundly increased the needs of children and families. Extreme gaps in fulfilling these needs cannot be overstated.
In order to address the systemic issues surrounding child welfare today, our organization must respond.
Consequently, as of November 2020, Royal Family KIDS, will officially be renamed For The Children. This transition will bring clarity to new opportunities, from providing laptops and shoes to needy children, to assisting overburdened social workers, to providing temporary shelter.
The teaching and example of Jesus in caring for “the least of these” will remain our motivation. As For The Children, we are also eager to focus on the systemic issues facing children, around the globe.
