Fwd: Gehman Mennonite Church, our Winter Shelter was a SUCCESS!

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Fwd: Gehman Mennonite Church, our Winter Shelter was a SUCCESS!

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From: Good Samaritan Services <nate@goodsamservices.org>
Date: Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Subject: Gehman Mennonite Church, our Winter Shelter was a SUCCESS!
To: <info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org>

Hello Gehman Mennonite Church, we worked hard to make our dream of a winter shelter in Ephrata, PA a reality... and it was a bigger success than we could have imagined!

Our success was in large part to The Steinman Foundation, which provided a $10,000 grant to support Good Sam's efforts of providing emergency shelter to those experiencing homelessness in the bitter cold.

One of the aspects of Good Sam's Winter Shelter program that attracted The Steinman Foundation's support was our unique approach to emergency housing. "It was so refreshing and encouraging. The thoughtfulness that Good Sam had put into the plan was amazing," says Olivia (Foundation Outreach Coordinator), "So many things about it make sense. It's in a residential neighborhood. There's a lot of humanity and dignity in that.".

Good Sam is Excellent!

We are thrilled to announce that Good Samaritan Services has earned its fourth "Seal of Excellence" accreditation from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). Good Sam passed rigorous ethics and accountability standards in order to achieve re-accreditation.