Community

Monthly Designated Offering

Each month, we designate a particular social service organization for financial support through special collections on Sundays.

Exterior view of The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan in Oregon.

Family Support Program

This August, our special offering goes to the Family Support Program of the Corvallis School District.

The Family Support Program is a critical resource for families and the hundreds of 509J students struggling with food and housing insecurity. They provide a food and hygiene pantry, clothing, financial support for after-school activities and school-sponsored sports, access to counseling services, and can assist students and their families in engaging services across a range of needs. Support your local kids in need!

Family Support Program Services

Access to our District food and hygiene pantry, and other District financial resources
Support navigating community resources, including housing, healthcare, emergency financial help, food pantries, employment, DHS benefits, and more.
Free school clothing
School-sponsored sports fees
Connecting with counseling and therapeutic support services
Financial help for after-school activities

Partners & Outreach

Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry

Luther House is the gathering place for students who participate in programs and activities through the Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) at Oregon State University. It is also the building that houses the ministry’s administrative offices. Luther House is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and one of over 180 Lutheran campus ministries across the United States. Luther House is a registered 501(c)-3 nonprofit organization.

Small church buildings and portable restrooms in parking lot.

SafePlace Transitional Housing

Good Samaritan participates in the SafePlace Microshelter based transitional housing program by hosting two microshelters and a kitchen building in the southeast corner of our campus. We are currently working to expand to 4 shelters (which will be the maximum we can host). One thing that sets apart the shelters and kitchen at Good Samaritan is that they are fully accessible with ramps.

These units are making a difference in people’s lives. Since 2021, 16 people have stayed in the microshelters at Good Samaritan. The average length of time folks stayed is a little over 7 months. Stays ranged from 1 month to 17 months. In that period, we’ve had 2 children in the Good Samaritan microshelters, each with a single parent, and one with disabilities. We’ve had 3 couples in this time period at this site.