Samaritan Community Center exists to be the hands and feet of Jesus—meeting people in their hardest moments with love, dignity, and real help. What began as a small Community Group from Fellowship Bible Church stepping out in faith has grown into a frontline response for thousands of neighbors facing hunger, hardship, and uncertainty every single day. The need is not slowing down—it’s growing. More families are walking through our doors, more children are depending on us for their next meal, and more lives are hanging in the balance of whether help is available. As we continue this work, we are deeply grateful for the Fellowship family—but it will take all of us, together, to meet the urgency of the need before us.
Let's make a difference.
When Giving Slows Down, Need Speeds Up
Every summer, more families come to our Cafés and Markets—just as donations decline. That gap puts real pressure on the care we provide every day. Monthly Ministry Partners help us stay ready. Right now, only 15% of our giving is recurring. Our goal this April: 60 Fellowship families stepping in to provide steady support when it matters most.
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$25 will provide 10 children with a snackpack
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$50 will provide meals and groceries to a family in crisis
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$100 will provide dental care including cleanings and education
Be part of the consistency our neighbors are counting on.
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Weekends Shouldn’t Mean Hunger
Every weekend, 5,400 children across 168 schools rely on SnackPacks for food—because without it, they would go hungry. Right now, this program is facing a critical gap.
A longtime partner who helped sustain SnackPacks has moved away, leaving behind a $5,000 monthly shortfall—enough to fund five full weeks of meals each year.
That’s five weeks where thousands of kids could go without. Your support can step into that gap.
Additional need: $4,750 to replace the 250 essential delivery bins that keep this program running each week.
A Smile Changes Everything
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In 2025, Samaritan provided over $585,000 in charitable dental care—restoring health, confidence, and dignity for our neighbors. One of the most life-changing services we offer is dentures. Right now, 6 individuals are waiting, including a woman who is seven months pregnant and struggling to get the nutrition she and her baby need.
With no additional grant funding available until mid-summer, they are left waiting. We don’t want them to wait. $7,200 will provide dentures for all 6 patients—restoring their ability to eat, speak, and live with confidence.
Help us meet this need today.
Hope Can’t Wait
1 in 5 people struggle with mental health challenges—but for many of our neighbors, counseling is simply out of reach. Right now, 13 individuals are on a waiting list for care at our Rogers Counseling Clinic, while many in Washington County face transportation barriers just to get there.
We have an opportunity to change that. A $46,000 grant will help us expand counseling services to our new Springdale location—but it requires a $46,000 match to move forward.
Meeting this need means more access, shorter wait times, and real hope for those who need it most.
Help us open the door to healing.
The Essentials SNAP Won’t Cover
Most people don’t realize SNAP benefits can’t be used to buy basic hygiene items—like soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, or toilet paper. But these aren’t optional.
For the 1,340 families we serve each month, these essentials can cost around $19 per pack—and many simply can’t afford them. Right now, we don’t have the funding to provide these items consistently.
You can help restore dignity in a simple, tangible way:
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Give monthly to help provide hygiene essentials year-round
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Host a hygiene drive at your work, school, or neighborhood (we’ll help you get started)
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Shop our Walmart registry to send items directly to families in need
Because everyone deserves to feel clean, confident, and cared for.
Give a Child a Fresh Start
Imagine starting school without a backpack—or the basic supplies needed to succeed.
This year, 3,000 students will walk into the school year prepared because of BackPacks for Kids. Each backpack is filled with age-appropriate supplies and placed in their hands before the first day of school—giving them confidence, dignity, and a true fresh start.
But we still have a gap to fill.
$25,000 purchases all 3,000 backpacks from a corporate supplier. We’ve applied for $10,000 in grant funding, leaving $15,000 still needed to fully fund the program.
You can help in two powerful ways:
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Make a donation to help fill backpacks for local students
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Become an event sponsor for our BackPacks for Kids distribution at Arvest Ballpark
Help a child start the school year ready—not left behind.
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