Samaritan Inn Report - March 17, 2009

Posted by Marc A. Sparks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX on Mar 20, 2009

The Director's Report

Week 11/2009 March 17, 2009

There are 106 people living at The Samaritan Inn, 38 are children.

Weekly Statistics:

Intakes: 5

Exits: 5

Graduates: 1

Program Notes

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I am out of the office all this week, if you need immediate assistance please contact Tracy Westhoff at (972) 542- 5302 or eamil her at tracywesthoff@thesamaritaninn.org

It's spring break for our children and we are pleased that in addition to attending Club 360, we have some special things planned- tonight they will all attend a Mavericks game and tomorrow they will enjoy a day of fun filled activities, thanks to the youth of First Baptist of Lavon.
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Last week the news was filled with statistics indicating that Texas has more homeless children then any other state-this certainly reflects our population. Families with school age children are the people most often seeking our services.

Charlie Brown recently presented a check to us at the Allen Chamber of Commerce meeting. It was the proceeds earned from a fundraising cruise that Charlie Brown's Travel agency had put together for us. Passengers were thrilled to enjoy a fabulous trip and donate to the Inn at the same time. It was so successful Charlie has another trip scheduled in 2010. Want more information? Call Charlie at (972) 880-4141.

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Want to win a brand new Miata? It's easy- just purchase a raffle ticket for $100.00 and keep your fingers crossed. El Dorado Motors in McKinney has made this exciting fundraising opportunity available for the Inn. Tickets are on sale at our facility and on line-in addition, the Miata will be at all of our other 2009 events. Take a look at it when you attend the True Rumors VIP Sample Sale this Thursday night!

Thank you to the youth group at St. Gabriel's for our new digital photo frame, we will use it in our lobby to thank and recognize our many volunteers.

Story of the Week

Nancy came to The Samaritan Inn 6 months ago after a lifetime of serious problems. As a child, she was molested by her father and as a result, she had two abortions. When she finally found the courage to tell her mother, her mother said Nancy had to leave. She spent the next five years on the street and had three children, by three different men, when she was 16, 17 and 20 years old. After considerable hardships she got her life back on track and earned an Associate Degree. She found a job and was taking care of her children until her parents re-entered her life. They were still together and had fallen on hard times. They asked Nancy to rent them an apartment in her name. Nancy believed that helping them might give her an opportunity to heal and initiate a new relationship with them, so she did as they asked and rented an apartment for them in the same complex where she lived. Her parents missed three rent payments and were evicted and so was Nancy, because her name was on their lease. As Nancy prepares to graduate next month she wrote: ..."coming to The Samaritan Inn was the best thing that could have happened to me, the staff was excellent. My caseworker, Gary, has taught me the meaning of adult responsibility and helped me learn how to stand up for myself in the right way."

Sincerely,