Serving Our Neighbors Through COVID -19

For the protection of our families, staff, and volunteers Good Sam is practicing safety precautions of social distancing, wearing masks, and discontinuing personal interviews.

Established clients of Good Sam may call for a food appointment on Friday mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. Appointments may be made every 31 days. Photo ID required at each appointment.

Established clients may come once a week, Monday through Friday, for produce.

Emergency food assistance is available every two weeks 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bring photo ID.

Making A Difference Every Day

Garland Goodness

Good Samaritans of Garland - Feeding, Helping, Serving

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“What an amazing group of people They were warm, welcoming and delighted with our donation. Makes giving all the more rewarding.”

Janet Aaron

“Absolutely THE best place to go if you need assistance with food! The staff were amazing – friendly, caring and compassionate without judgment.”

Ash Lovell

“So many times throughout the year I call upon your services for our GISD families. It is such a blessing to know your help and volunteers are so kind and generous and that our community has such a wonderful resource in ‘Good Samaritans.’”

Sheila Sudderth, GISD Social Worker

HOW ARE WE DOING THIS MONTH…

2,715 Individuals Served
(377 children / 1,731 adults / 607 seniors)
1,973 Families Needed

Please Roll Over The Pie Sections For Duplicated Assistance in %

UNHOUSED

273 Unhoused Served (unduplicated)
974 Food Bags Provided
99 Hygiene Bags

OUR CURRENT NEEDS

Can You Help Us Out?

We are very low on peanut butter, canned meat, canned green beans, canned corn, dry pasta and canned pasta sauce.

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Do you shop on Amazon.com? If so, did you know that you can contribute to the Good Samaritans of Garland’s efforts to provide our neighbors in the Garland, Rowlett and Sachse communities with food through your Amazon purchases, at no cost to you?

Click on the Support Good Samaritans of Garland button above.

The Good Samaritans of Garland is now registered with Amazon Smile. This program allows you to select a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and each time you make a purchase, Amazon donates .5% of your purchase price to that nonprofit at no cost to you. Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com) incorporates your Amazon account including any additions such as Amazon Prime and Amazon Student. You can purchase any item sold through Amazon through Amazon Smile (make a hyperlink to Good Sams amazon smile Page). Learn more details by Clicking Here. So how do you sign up?

The Easy Way –

If you have an Amazon account, the following link will automatically set your account up to contribute to Good Samaritans of Garland through Amazon Smile: Click Here To Set Up Your Amazon Smile Account with Good Samaritans Garland (make a hyperlink to Good Sams amazon smile Page)
Instead of going to www.amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com, to make your Amazon purchases. (After setting up your Amazon Smile account you might be prompted to do this each time you log in to Amazon)

For Those Who Can’t Follow The Link –

Step 1: Go to smile.amazon.com and log in to your Amazon account.
Step 2: In the Search bar: type “Good Samaritans of Garland” in the search bar near the center of the page, and after clicking “Enter” click “Good Samaritans of Garland.” located in “Garland, Texas.”
Where .5% of Your Amazon Purchases Will Go
The Good Samaritans of Garland will use the contributions raised through AmazonSmile to fund (insert information). If you have any questions about how we will use Amazon’s contributions through your purchases, or any questions about how to get involved with AmazonSmile, visit the AmazonSmile About Page.

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Enjoyed having Enjo, Good Sam friend and Garland City Councilman-District 1, and his son, Preston, lend a hand in the pantry today. Thank you for filling the refrigerator with Sprouts donations in preparation for afternoon distribution. Father and son with servant hearts and a passion for giving back - our future is in great hands! Thank you, Jeff and Preston! ... See MoreSee Less

Enjoyed having Jeff, Good Sam friend and Garland City Councilman-District 1, and his son, Preston, lend a hand in the pantry today. Thank you for filling the refrigerator with Sprouts donations in preparation for afternoon distribution. Father and son with servant hearts and a passion for giving back - our future is in great hands! Thank you, Jeff and Preston!

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Like his dad, Jeff, Preston Bass has a huge heart for service and a great sense of humor. An absolutely delightful young man! @garlandtxgov #internationalleadershipoftexas #wereingoodhands #servantheart #givingisliving #8thgrader #likefatherlikeson❤️ #togetherwecan #garlandtexas #garlandchamber ...

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An unexpected, wonderful surprise this morning! @joneskalarickal thank you for coming back between graduation (whoop!) and Med school! What a blessing on this rainy Monday! #whoop #rainymonday #thebestvolunteers #worldchangers #servantleadership #foodpantry #swaramacappella #garlandhighschool #medicine #garlandtx @thelongsom ...

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Every month, Libby chooses a food item to collect for Good Sam. Last month, her birthday month, she collected cake mixes and icing. June is Juicy June 🥰. Libby, thank you for making giving FUN! @garlandgoodiesrealtor #fooddrive #givingisliving #birthdaygiving #maybirthday #garlandtx #cakemix #cakeicing #realtorspotlight #grateful❤️ ...

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Dr. Ben with @garlandpediatricdentistry is a great pediatric dentist AND generous Good Sam community partner. Together, #wearemakingadifference !@garlandchamber @garlandtxgov #givingback #dentistrylove #peoplehelpingpeople #garlandtx #communitypartnerships #reducehunger #gratefulheart ...

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Thank you, Garland @kiwanis for donating #jelly to pair with #peanutbutter for our families! #kiwanisinternational #grateful #pbandj #reducehunger #garlandtexas #makingadifferencelocally #togetherwearestronger ...

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#feedinghelpingserving #peoplehelpingpeople #garlandtx #loveoneanother❤️ #nomorehunger #neighborshelpingneighbors #samanthathepantrycat #calicocat #welcoming #cornerof12thandstate #mayshowers ...

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Serving Our Neighbors Through COVID -19

For the protection of our families, staff, and volunteers Good Sam is practicing safety precautions of social distancing, wearing masks, and discontinuing personal interviews.

Established clients of Good Sam may call for a food appointment on Friday mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. Appointments may be made every 31 days. Photo ID required at each appointment.

Established clients may come once a week, Monday through Friday, for produce.

Emergency food assistance is available every two weeks 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bring photo ID.

Making A Difference Every Day

Garland Goodness

HOW ARE WE DOING THIS MONTH…

2,715 Individuals Served
(377 children / 1,731 adults / 607 seniors)
1,973 Families Needed

Please Roll Over The Pie Sections For Duplicated Assistance in %

UNHOUSED

273 Unhoused Served (unduplicated)
974 Food Bags Provided
99 Hygiene Bags

OUR CURRENT NEEDS

Can You Help Us Out?

We are very low on peanut butter, canned meat, canned green beans, canned corn, dry pasta and canned pasta sauce.

Look at Our Wish List on Amazon

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GOOD SAMARITANS OF GARLAND CERTIFICATIONS

Serving Our Neighbors Through COVID -19

For the protection of our families, staff, and volunteers Good Sam is practicing safety precautions of social distancing, wearing masks, and discontinuing personal interviews.

Established clients of Good Sam may call for a food appointment on Friday mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. Appointments may be made every 31 days. Photo ID required at each appointment.

Established clients may come once a week, Monday through Friday, for produce.

Emergency food assistance is available every two weeks 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bring photo ID.

Making A Difference Every Day

Garland Goodness

HOW ARE WE DOING THIS MONTH…

2,715 Individuals Served (377 children / 1,731 adults / 607 seniors) 1,973 Families Needed

Please Roll Over The Pie Sections For Duplicated Assistance in %

UNHOUSED

273 Unhoused Served (unduplicated) 974 Food Bags Provided 99 Hygiene Bags

OUR CURRENT NEEDS

Can You Help Us Out?

We are very low on peanut butter, canned meat, canned green beans, canned corn, dry pasta and canned pasta sauce.

Look at Our Wish List on Amazon

SOCIAL MEDIA

FaceBook Feed

Instagram Feed

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GOOD SAMARITANS OF GARLAND CERTIFICATIONS

2,715 Individuals Served
(377 children / 1,731 adults / 607 seniors)
1,973 Families Needed

273 Unhoused Served (unduplicated)
974 Food Bags Provided
99 Hygiene Bags