Contact
- Shelly Daniels
- Director
- 410.957.4310
- thesamaritanshelter@gmail.com
The King will reply, 'Tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
- Matthew 25:40 (NIV)
What is The Samaritan Shelter all about?
What is The Samaritan Shelter?
We are a US Internal Revenue Code-sanctioned 501(c)(3) organization based at 814 Fourth Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851. We are a faith-based organization, providing assistance in the form of shelter, meals and a food distribution outlet. We strive to provide compassionate advocacy services, all while encouraging hope and self-sufficiency within the community.
Who is served at the shelter?
We are open to all regardless of race, creed or national origin, those who are unemployed, victims of disaster, and those for one reason or another find themselves homeless. All residents, however, must be drug free.
Who operates The Samaritan Shelter?
The faciltiies are operated by Samaritan Ministries, Inc., a non-profit Christian charity that consists of 16 volunteer board members from our local community that faithfully meet monthly. Our paid staff consists of an administrator that is at the shelter daily and two house managers that perform the many responsibilities needed daily and are here 24 hours a day.
What are your sources of income and support?
We are supported by the generosity of area churches, civic groups and businesses in the community. We also receive local, state and federal funding, and we receive generous support from The United Way. We are also gratefully receive the support of many faithful individuals in the community that not only contribute monetarily, but also much needed in-kind donations such as groceries, appliances, time and most importantly -- prayer.
How do you really help the residents?
Our goal is not to simply "warehouse" our residents. We want to offer the kind of help that enables those in crisis to re-achieve self sufficiency and then maintain this recovery and transition to a successful future of their own. In some cases we assist residents with finding help at drug and alcohol treatment centers. We have detailed lists of area landlords to help with places to live. We have relationships with all of the appropriate government agencies and programs. And we will help with bus fare so residents can get to job interviews and to jobs that they have landed. We even track the long-term success of our residents.
But most importantly we try to ensure that each resident receives an introduction to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the truest source of complete healing. We support that healing by providing transportation to area churches, weekly bible study and free bibles upon request.
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