Our Mission:
We are a private non-profit assistance ministry serving
the emergency needs of people in Loudon County.
Could it happen to
you? To your neighbor? To your family?
Most of us already know someone or a family
experiencing poverty at some level. Poverty has
many faces: loss of job, repossessed auto, house
foreclosure, inability to pay utility bills, or buy
prescription drugs.
Head of households are
having to make hard choices such as, Do I buy food
for my family or pay the utility bill?
Good Samaritan see this dilemma daily as people struggle
to survive. Please help us to help others.
The numbers of poor are rising in our county every day.
How We Got Started
In February of 1997 the Loudon County Ministerial
Association appointed a committee to explore ways to
provide a centralized assistance ministry to those in
need. The committee visited the Interfaith
Assistance Ministry (IAM) in North Carolina then
proceeded to establish plans for similar ministry in
Loudon County. A Board of Directors was formed,
guidelines were formalized and on October 1, 1997, the
Center opened.
The Good Samaritan Center
was established as a central location for all the area
churches to send their monthly support of food and money
to assist us in caring for their poor and hungry.
