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Good Samaritan Center
Mission: The Good Samaritan Center’s mission is to assist familes and individuals in crisis situations. The Good Samaritan works closely with other organizations to form a “network of helping hands.” Our motto is: “If we can’t help, we should know (or be able to find out) who can.”
The Good Samaritan Center is a private, non-profit social service agency. It is funded by churches, private contributions and fundraising. It was started in 1972 under the direction and financial support of seven Jackson churches. Since that time, The Good Samaritan Center has grown to include a main office in Jackson, as well as, an office in Laurel, Mississippi.
Phone number: 601-355-3070
Street address: 1119 West St.
City, State, ZIP: Jackson, MS
URL for Web site: http://www.goodsamaritancenter.org
E-mail address:
Annual Events:
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What Volunteers Do: Work in our variety of programs.
Our programs include:
--CLOTHING CLOSET - assisting families with free clothing 4 times per year to ease tight budgets
--FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD PROGRAM - helping fire victims and families coming out of shelters
--FOOD PANTRY - assisting with food, personal care items and cleaning supplies
--CASE MANAGEMENT - supplying information and referral, budget counseling and client advocacy
--GOOD SAMARITAN INN - furnishing short-term overnight lodging for families in crisis
--TRAVELER’S ASSISTANCE - for stranded families only - providing gasoline, bus tickets, car repairs & shelter
--FIRST OFFENDER/MISDEMEANANT PROGRAM - administrating an alternative sentencing program for the City of Jackson’s Municipal Court
--CHURCH SCREENINGS - helping churches to handle emergency requests
--SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM - profiding school teachers with supplies for their children
--CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE - Santas Stockings - providing Christmas gifts to children
--REPRESENTATIVE PAYEESHIP - profiding advocacy for Social Security recipients
--NUTS - Neat Used Things For Sale - a different kind of resale shop
Donating Process: Donate Time - Help is needed in our clothing warehouse and food pantry, and we always have a special project or two going on.
Donate Clothing, Food, Furniture & Household Items - If you have clothing, food, furniture, household items, school supplies, etc. that you would like to see go to low-income families just drop them by our office. If transporting donations to us is a problem, give us a call and we can arrange to come pick them up.
Donate Monetarily - As with material donations, monetary support is TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Giving monetarily assists Good Samaritan in our mission to help families in crisis.
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