Double Your Good is Here!
Together, we can love our neighbors well. Your support helps make new beginnings possible. Partner with us this July during our Double Your Good campaign to help neighbors facing homelessness reach stability and find hope. Right now, your gift will be MATCHED thanks to our generous Double Your Good sponsors for double the impact! Give […]
Good Sam Receives $125K PHARE Grant
We’re thrilled to share some incredible news—Good Samaritan Services has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund, managed by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)! This grant is part of a historic $73 million investment to support 387 housing initiatives across all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This […]
What Happens After Prison? The Link Between Incarceration and Homelessness
Those who have been in prison at least once are nearly 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. Read that again. The links between homelessness and incarceration are real and sobering, putting some individuals in a loop cycle that is hard to escape. Homelessness often leads to incarceration … incarceration often leads […]
Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness
Mission: Preventing and ending homelessness in Chester County, Pennsylvania The Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness is a community-based collaborative that strives to end homelessness in Chester County by actively promoting access to safe housing without discriminatory prerequisites or conditions. They work together with partner agencies like Good Samaritan Services to leverage resources, provide […]
Hitting a Record! The 18th Annual EPC Golf Outing Raised $40,000
You Chipped In—And It Made A Difference! Nothing could stop the fun at this year’s EPC Golf Outing. Even with hot temperatures and a chance of rain, these incredible golfers showed up, teed off, and helped us raise a record $40,000, our biggest total yet! We are so grateful for everyone who chipped in, on […]
Tom Peacock
House Manager
Celebrating a New Chapter for Good Sam and PWO
Your Support Means the World! The turnout for our Merger Celebration was fantastic, and we are overflowing with gratitude because of everyone’s support. This milestone joins two organizations with the same passion—to respond compassionately to those experiencing homelessness in our community. To see so many people come together under that mission was incredible! A special thank […]
Carl Dirzuweit
Facilities Manager
‘Good Sam Helped Me Remember that I am a Human Being’
After going through every step of our program, Jason recently accepted a position on Good Sam Staff as a house manager. His story is one of perseverance and dedication. Read it in his own words. Hello, I’m Jason, JayB for short. I was born in California, moved to Denver, and then my family made it […]
Little Chicks & BIG Conversations: Creative Therapy at Good Sam
At Good Sam, we are always looking for ways to bring creativity, safety, and connection into our approach to therapy. In recent group sessions for children in our program, our in-house licensed therapist invited a few unexpected guests into the room: live baby chicks. Yes, they were irresistibly cute—but more importantly, they sparked deep, heartfelt […]
