April 2025 Newsletter

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Samaritan Inn Expanding Campus

In the foreground on the left is the first house, and on the right is a remodeled doctor’s office. These two buildings have already been remodeled, and they are being rented to six women in our Transitional Housing Program.

The other two houses are in the center, one is a two-story brown house, the other is a light blue one almost concealed behind it. When the remodeling and painting of them is complete, four more homeless women can rent rooms in this same new program.

The large buildings in the background on the left are on our main campus for homeless women and children. Out of sight in the back to the right is the one remaining house, that we still hope to buy.

Samaritan Inn now has nearly two acres, buildings totaling 19,000 square feet, 114 beds, and a commercial kitchen. There are Emergency Shelter beds in a dormitory for women, private rooms for mothers with children, separate living quarters for Program, and now four added buildings with 10 rental rooms for our Transitional Housing Program.

Women and children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in Missions, both nationally and locally. The possibilities for adding needed ministry services are great. Right now, there is a waiting list for women to join our Transitional Housing Program as their best option for safety, accountability, and low cost. It’s an opportunity to improve rental history, credit score, and savings.

There is still full access to the main campus for all social services and staff. In each house, renters share the kitchenette, dining room, living room, restroom and shower, but their bedroom is their own private space. It’s a time to develop confidence and life skills, that has proven to significantly reduce the failure rate of moving directly to independent housing, then having to return to the shelter.

This is a very viable method of providing a needed housing program for the homeless. Our client’s rent money covers the loan payments; however, it does not pay for operating expenses, remodeling, nor purchasing the properties. We have no dependence on government nor foundation grants. You are making it happen.