Samaritan Group, Inc.

03/30/2026

Help us move shelter supplies into storage in the church basement (Chestertown Church of the Nazarene) on Wednesday, April 1st, at 11 am.

We are hoping to get enough people that we will be able to create a “bucket brigade” kind of line with multiple people stationary on the steps to pass along the 15 bedframes to one another, rather than have people need to carry bedframes and mattresses down the steps individually. If we get enough people, putting things into storage won’t be too strenuous or take very long.

Between when the Shelter opened on December 1st 2025, and when the Shelter closes the morning of April 1st 2026, we served a total of 24 unhoused people this year (14 men, 9 women, and 1 child) for a total of 1,273 bed nights.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and supported the Samaritan Group Winter Shelter to help make this happen

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02/12/2026

https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/kent_county_news/community/cold-weather-homeless-shelter-withstands-winter-storm/article_93b82193-7275-468b-a386-cda3fb13f8e5.html

CHESTERTOWN — The Samaritan Group Homeless Shelter is now more than halfway through the winter season with two more months to go.

02/01/2026

Our thanks to everyone who has donated items to support serving dinners and packing lunches for guests at the emergency winter shelter over the past two months.

As we move into February, we're running low on disposable cups, paper towels, and plastic utensils, especially forks. If you're interested in donating any of these items, they can be dropped off at Kent County Public Library's Chestertown Branch during their regular hours of operation.

Monetary donations are also always welcome and can be made here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/donate

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, you can learn about the different volunteer roles and fill out an application here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/volunteer

12/30/2025

Our thanks to everyone who has donated to the paper goods drive so far! These donations have supported serving dinners and packing lunches for guests at the emergency winter shelter throughout December.

As we move into January, we're in really good shape with many of the items, but are running a bit low on disposable plastic cups for cold drinks, disposable coffee cups with lids, and paper towels. If you're interested in donating any of these items, we'd appreciate it!

Donations can be dropped off at Kent County Public Library's Chestertown Branch during their regular hours of operation.

Monetary donations are also always welcome and can be made here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/donate

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, you can learn about the different volunteer roles and fill out an application here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/volunteer

11/26/2025

Help the Shelter Move In Monday Morning December 1st !

The Samaritan Group Emergency Winter Shelter is opening Monday night, December 1st, and we need your help moving our beds and supplies out of storage and taking them to where we will set things up.

Please come at 10 am to Chestertown Church of the Nazarene, 6943 Church Hill Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620, to help us start loading the trucks and then follow us over to our destination to unload.

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11/08/2025

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who has donated, signed up for a volunteer slot, or helped share information we have met our fundraising and volunteer goals for December. That means we will be opening in December!

Stay tuned for more volunteering from January-March!

09/27/2025

Are you coming to the Winter Shelter Expansion Rally on October 5th? We'll need your help to add a month to the shelter!

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p8DlXVYPFoFZIo3Gdc5EFI9vBdk_0zKqfm3_f7RUuLw/edit

08/24/2025

The Samaritan Group needs your help! We need to raise $14,000 by November in order to open the emergency winter shelter for an additional month.

Please DONATE today and SHARE this GoFundMe link with your friends. We will also need more volunteers!! More info for signup will be shared with our current volunteers.

If you are new to volunteering with us, make sure you ready for December by completing the volunteer form and be added to our list: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/volunteer-form

Support the our effort to open the Emergency Winter Shelter for a fourth month in December.

05/25/2025

“We received a donation from a family who opened their electric bill, and it was higher than expected. Their thoughts turned to folks who will struggle to pay this kind of increase, so they donated to the Good Neighbor Fund.” -Terwana Brown, president of the Chester Valley Ministers Association (CVMA)

Through partnership with the Good Neighbor Fund, Samaritan Group is able to provide year-round support to members of the community who are in need. Read more about our initiatives and how you can support them here:

Terwana Brown, president of the Chester Valley Ministers Association (CVMA), began their May meeting with this story: “We received a donation from a family who opened their electric bill, and it was higher than expected. Their thoughts turned to folks who will struggle to pay this kind of increase...

03/30/2025

After a successful three months in which we have provided 661 bednights for 21 people who are experiencing homelessness, the emergency winter shelter will close for the season on Tuesday, April 1.

If you are available on Tuesday morning, we would welcome your help with packing and moving all the beds and shelter supplies into storage.

To help with the move, please come to the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown at 905 Gateway Drive at 9am on Tuesday, April 1. The more the merrier (and the lighter the work), so feel free to bring a friend!

If you would like to support Samaritan Group, but aren't able to join us on Tuesday, April 1, please consider donating to support our year-round outreach work to help people stay in their current housing and to support those who are experiencing homelessness.

Learn about our outreach services: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/local-outreach

Make a donation: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/donate

03/30/2025

𝐖𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞

The Emergency Winter Shelter will close for the season on 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭. At 𝟗 𝐚.𝐦. that morning, we need as many people as possible to help us move all the beds and shelter supplies from the Presbyterian Church into storage.

There is no signup sheet for this... just show up at 𝟗 𝐚.𝐦 if you are available to help. Many hands make light work :)

Thank you for all your help this year. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟏 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 (12 men, 8 women, 1 child), for a total of 661 bednights this shelter season.

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