Morning Pointe Senior Living’s home office collected cold weather clothing items throughout the month of January and donated them to the Samaritan Center in Ooltewah this week. The donation drive is part of a corporate effort to touch over 25,000...
The neighborhood of the Samaritan Center is more vibrant because of caring individuals who express their love for our community through giving of their time and talents. Almost every day the Samaritan Center was open, Troy Moss was in the volunteer room. He would...
The Samaritan Center collaborated with Ready Set Sew! to support F.R.E.E Refugee Center Because of generous support from the community, the Samaritan Center was able to partner with Ready Set Sew! to give 5 refugees sewing supplies that will allow them to start a new...
When a line of severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky December of 2021 the Samaritan Center was ready to help. By connecting with volunteers, donors and community partners in Kentucky, the Center was able to assess the greatest areas of need. Ooltewah Seventh-day...
Do you have a treasured family heirloom that has been in your family for many generations? When you think about it, what comes to mind? Love, joy, honor, memories? An heirloom is a piece of property that descends to the heir as an inseparable part of an inheritance....
For the children of our social service clients, summer camp only happens in daydreams. However, in the summer, a number of children receive sponsorship, and their dream of summer camp becomes a reality. Each year, the Samaritan Center partners with Cohutta Springs...
“When people say, ‘It’s a drop in the bucket,’ they usually mean, ‘it’s too small to matter.’ But this statement is false. Every drop matters…” Doe Zantamata The Samaritan Center attests to this principle. We believe that small actions by individuals can make a huge...
The Samaritan Center is a nonprofit social services organization that has been a helping hand in the greater Chattanooga community for the last 34 years. With the assistance of over 200 volunteers, the Samaritan Center operates a thrift store that provides the...
Dear Friends, We are now over one year into living with COVID-19 and what a challenging year of pivoting, innovating, and adapting it has been. While none of us know when life will return to normal, I can tell you how the Samaritan Center has continued operating and...
Nancy had devoted her life to running her own business, but when she became a mother all that changed. “My whole focus shifted to revolve around my baby, Jonathan.” Nancy explained, “And although he is practically an adult as his mother it is difficult to see him...
