Good Samaritan Ministries A Project Of Carbondale Interfaith Council

The organization provides transitional housing to homeless individuals until they are able to maintain their own housing. The residents are required to pay 30% of their gross income for rent. If they have no income, they apply for rent through the carbonale township. The transitional housing program served 33 people including 24 men, 9 women and 9 veterans for a total of 2,034 nights stayed.

The emergency assistance program served 288 persons with rent or utilities to keep them in housing or place them in housing. Food pantry provides canned goods and perishables to people in need. The food pantry served 2,564 households during the fiscal year, including 7,684 individuals and 2,590 children. The soup kitchen served 30,677 meals to the residents of the shelter, transitional house and to hungry persons in the community.