Good Samaritans of Garland is experiencing the impact of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place directives due to consumer over-buying and for many, loss of employment. Good Sam receives 80% of our food donations from several retail partners. In March, these retail donations were down due to high consumer demand and empty shelves.
Good Sam is open to serve our neighbors while practicing stricter safety precautions–masks, gloves, distancing–for the protection of our families, staff, and volunteers.
In March, Good Sam provided food assistance for 827 families with 160 families receiving emergency food assistance. This is a 37% increase over March 2019. We are expecting a growing need for assistance in the coming weeks, if not months.
We are grateful for, and encouraged by, the outpouring of support from our partners, neighbors, and friends who are helping Good Sam provide food assistance for our neighbors in need.
Would you consider a financial donation to partner with us in alleviating hunger for our neighbors during these challenging times?
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much!” Helen Keller
About Good Samaritans of Garland: Good Sam was formed in 1983 from an alliance of several Garland faith communities with the intent to provide centrally-located services for neighbors in need of assistance. In 2016, the Board of Directors elected to narrow Good Sam’s assistance in providing food with kindness and compassion to our hungry and food-insecure neighbors living in Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse. Hunger and food insecurity are closely related, but distinct, concepts. Hunger refers to a physical sensation of discomfort, while food-insecurity refers to a lack of available financial resources for food at the level of the household.
Vision: We envision a community in which everyone has access to sufficient nutritious food.
Mission: Good Samaritans of Garland provides food assistance to help families and individuals who are in need move toward self-sufficiency.