2006 Annual Report

Mission Statement

The Samaritan Community is a Christian outreach

program rooted in respect, hope and healing for

people in crisis. We provide assistance to meet

the needs of families and individuals who wish to

improve their lives.

Message from the President

Dear Friends,

      We look back on 2006 as yet another year where many in Baltimore are challenged by the basic needs for healthcare, employment, affordable housing and food.  The Samaritan Community provides a place for our clients to come for help with these  necessities, but more importantly, we provide an opportunity for relationships and emotional support so that individuals and families can grow into a better life.

      We were very proud that, in November, 2006, Dale Balfour and our Food Pantry

were featured in a Baltimore Sun article entitled Lending a Helping Hand . Dale has

been a volunteer for many years and has spent many hours making sure that our food

pantry is stocked and staffed for those who come to us in need. Dale's dedication, as

well as the dedication of all of our volunteers, is the key to making our programs work.

We are so very grateful for all of the time our volunteers give to the Samaritan Community and our clients.

      We were saddened this year by the passing of our long term Board Member,

Dr. William Benedict. William was passionate about our mission and worked tirelessly to strengthen our long term financial situation. We miss William terribly and are deeply

grateful for all that he has done for us. We dedicate this annual report to William in appreciation of his many years of unflagging support of the Samaritan Community.

And finally, we wish to thank all the individuals, churches, corporations, and foundations that have contributed to the Samaritan Community. Through your generosity, we are able to carry out our mission of providing respect, hope and healing for those who come to us in need. We feel privileged to be able to do this work. But the need continues and we are committed to be a compassionate community for each of our clients. Again, thank you for your generous support. We hope we can continue to count on your support in the years to come.

      Sallye Elizabeth Perrin

      President of the Board

Samaritan Community Services

The Samaritan Community receives many requests for help each

day from individuals, churches and public institutions and government

agencies. Those who come for assistance are often living with fear

around issues of illness, lack of income, homelessness, hunger, loneliness,

addiction or family concerns. Mixed with the fear is always the

hope that here, at the Samaritan Community, they will encounter compassion.

Our relationship begins with the assurance that they are not

alone. It continues with the help of our various programs and services

addressing the needs disclosed in each person's compelling story.

Through CRISIS INTERVENTION and COUNSELING we offer one-on-one support and advocacy tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family. In 2006, we conducted 1,236 counseling or therapy sessions. We visited people in their homes, in hospitals or went with them to outside appointments. This year we made 122 home or institutional visits. The needs are varied, but generally intervention and counseling services are concentrated in the areas of   HEALTH, HOUSING, COMMUNICATION, EMPLOYMENT, BUDGETING, and LIFE SKILLS.

To augment our counseling, we provide a number of families and individuals with direct emergency financial support based on need.   In 2006, we provided 530 grants to our clients for needs with the following:

• Housing

• Utilities

• Medications

• Transportation

• Legal Fees

• Employment costs

The EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY began in the

early 1970's. Food purchased at the Maryland

Food Bank is augmented through our continuing

collaboration with a Giant Food Store and through

individual donations from area churches, the Girl

Scouts and Curves Fitness Centers. In 2006, we

distributed over 6,000 bags of groceries to people

in need. We also provided computers, holiday

food baskets and gifts, gently used clothing, coats,

bedding and household supplies. In 2007 we plan

to open the pantry 2 Saturdays each month.

This year we have expanded our ONE HOME fund to include

men as well as women. The fund provides financial assistance

for those who are over 50 years of age and in treatment for

long term illness. Approval for Social Security Disability

benefits often takes one year or longer. During this period of

inability to continue working, men and women will frequently

become homeless. This fund helps them maintain stability

during this time of great challenge and until they are able to

return to work or begin to receive disability income.

ONE ON ONE THERAPY is provided for our special needs clients two days

each week by Susan (Opie) Smeragliuolo, a licensed clinical social worker.

She has experience in educational and legal advocacy efforts, and alliance building

with social service agencies and other community resources. She combines all of her casework and therapy skills in order to benefit our participants and address their individual needs.

COUNSELOR'S THOUGHTS

      Relationship building is a key focus of the Samaritan Community.

It is a dynamic and challenging undertaking. While we live physically

close to many who come here, our understanding of one another is often

quite limited. One must integrate unfamiliar perspectives, conflicting

needs, unspoken fears and biases, and the varying energy levels and capacities of

people on both sides of the desk. Happily, there is a common consciousness that mothers share, or adults, or diabetics, that one can tap into. So we start with a commonality and build regard and credibility and trust from there.

      Weekly, at the Samaritan Community, as we labor to resolve problems,

we emphasize capacity, not deficiency, assistance rather than doing for participants, and emotional sustenance, as well as material help. Our efforts lead us to provide experiences that underscore self-awareness, life skills, self-esteem, sobriety, and good

health. We attempt to identify with our clients their gifts, contributions, and capacities

and invite them to participate in the fellowship here, as well as amongst their families, their neighborhood, and the greater Baltimore community.

      There are situations in which love is difficult, certainly, and there are

also people who are difficult to love, difficult to reach emotionally, difficult to talk to,

difficult to empower/help. It is those people the addicted, mentally ill, those on the

fringe, the loners, and the exiles, that the Samaritan Community also finds it must endeavor to reach and touch positively. In caring for them we are called to offer some

measure of calm and order, despite often-overwhelming difficulties. These individuals

teach us much about what is possible insofar as community is concerned.

S. Opie Smeragliuolo LCSW-C

Clinical Social Worker

FAMILY SUPPORT is offered through our crisis intervention

and counseling services. On occasion however,

we sponsor an event or activity geared toward

new shared experiences. Family members are given

an opportunity in a new setting or situation to enjoy

time together and to strengthen family bonds. In

2006 three generations of women - daughters, mothers

and grandmothers - traveled to the ocean for an

exciting 2 day adventure. For some, this was the experience of a lifetime.

The SAMARITAN RESIDENCE , located in Bolton Hill, provides

a family environment for homeless men and women who are

committed to the values of mutual respect and community living.

The residents contribute a modest fee and may reside

here on a short term or long term basis. Since it opened eight

years ago, 12 individuals have called this place home. Our

residents live together as a family and provide each other with

support. In the coming year we hope to make improvements to

the building exterior.

Clients seeking empowerment through a supportive community are invited

to join the BREAKFAST CLUB . Through self-help and group counseling,

men and women are encouraged to grow in self awareness, improve relationships

and become involved in their communities. Clients and staff work

together toward wholeness of spirit, mind and body. In 2006 the Samaritan

Community provided 872 client hours in group settings.

WOMEN TOGETHER gathers twice monthly

to share experiences and support each other in

their spiritual growth.

Group member Guy Hollyday, is a licensed acupuncturist

and is certified in ZERO BALANCING . He provides zero

balancing every Tuesday.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

Bill Balfour

Dale Balfour

Marvin Bigham

Sarah Bigham

Lee Bowers

Marvin Carroll

Janice Chan

Gould Charshee

Anne Clewell

David Clewell

Mathew DAccurzio

Walter Dent

Evelyn Fitzgerald

Pam Fleming

Bobbi Hahn

Guy Hollyday

Mary Ann Lewis

Bob Lawrence

Myra Lawrence

Anita Lyles

Chris Malanga

Ed Mortimore

Judith Mosley

Deborah Phinney

Ralph Phinney

Beth Ratrie

Melissa Ruof

M. Lee Starkey, Jr.

Wilma Starkey

Noah Stone

Janet Taylor

Peter Van Buren

Marilynn Wiseman

                     2006 Income Statement

                                2005                              2005                               2006

                                YEAR END                   BUDGET                       BUDGET

RECEIPTS

Memorial                 35,905                            35,905                           37,049

Donations                58,892                            40,000                           44,504

Events                        9,780                              9,000                            9,900

Other Churches          5,545                              7,100                            6,100

Grants                      13,500                               9,907                         10,000

Diocese of Maryland 13,750                            15,000                         15,000

Interest                          494                                   22                            1,000

Designated Income      2,784                                     0                                  0

Prior Year Reserves           0                            19,808                          11,130

TOTAL RECEIPTS 140,650                         136,742                       134,683

EXPENSES

Administration           25,847                            28,147                         27,356

Empowerment           76,836                            87,572                         89,727

Crisis Intervention      19,504                            19,200                         19,600

Loan                              639                                      0                                  0

TOTAL EXPENSES 122,826 134,919 134,683

Thank You To Our Generous Supporters

United Way of Central Maryland

National Philanthropic Trust

Memorial Episcopal Church

Brown Memorial Park Ave. Presbyterian Church

St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Parish

The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

The Jim & Patti Rouse Charitable Foundation

Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene

Grace United Methodist Church

Naron Candy Company

St. Christopher By-The-Sea

Curves— Towson, Timonium and Falls Road

Constellation Energy Group Employee Fund

The Douglas Memorial Community Church

Combined Charity Campaign

The Wine Source

The Mitchell Trust Fund

Giant Foods

Memorial Church Youth Group

The 50 Girl Scout Troops of Service Unit #82

Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Bolton Hill Community

Bolton Hill Festival on th e Hill Committee

And to all the contributors in memory of Dr. William Benedict

and our many individual supporters.

Board of Directors

Sallye E. Perrin, President                           Edwin Lewis, Vice President

Joyce Ramelmeier, Treasurer                      The Rev. Timothy E. Kroh

Erin Chrest                                                 Amy Krulak

George Maris                                             Leon Taylor

Staff

Sharon Krieger, Program Director

Susan Smeragliuolo, LCSW-C, Clinical Social Worker

Virginia Ives, Office Assistant

Marvin Carroll, Pantry Assistant

Rebecca Cohn, Pantry Assistant

THE SAMARITAN COMMUNITY

Serving the Baltimore Community

1407 Bolton Street

Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 669-1229

Email: samaritan@memorialepiscopal.org

Website: www.samaritancommunity.org