Mission

GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES AND THRIFT STORE ADVANCES FAMILY LIFE, HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE COMMON GOOD BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THOSE MOST IN NEED. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE A STORE WHERE OUR COMMUNITY CAN PURCHASE AFFORDABLE MERCHANDISE AND THOSE IN NEED CAN RECEIVE MERCHANDISE AT NO COST. THE STORE ALSO SERVES AS EMPLOYMENT THAT PROVIDES FULL BENEFITS AND JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES. THE ASSISTANCE MINISTRY PROVIDES PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS TO MEET THEIR BASIC AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. THE HUNTHAUSEN PROGRAM IS A SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAM BY THE NATURE OF ITS SPLIT-GRANT/LOAN AWARD AND PROVIDES A PATH TO PERMANENT HOUSING. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTS CLIENTS WITH NAVIGATING THE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MEETING THEIR TRANSPORTATION. MEAL, MENTAL SUPPORT, HOUSING, AND OTHER NEEDS.