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Samaritan Community Center is a faith-driven, non-profit organization founded 21 years ago with a strong commitment to “Breaking the Cycle of Hopelessness” in Northwest Arkansas. This commitment by the staff and over 250 dedicated volunteers is freely given to individuals and families regardless of their faith. In addition to offering a helping hand, Samaritan Community Center also believes in providing their clients with the guidance needed to navigate the path to emotional and physical healing.
Given today’s economy, the center expects to serve over 100,000 of our Northwest Arkansas neighbors this year. This is a 53% increase in clients in just 2 years. The center's waiting room is filled with clients young and old, employed and unemployed, healthy and sick, married and single - Most of whom have never before needed this level of personal assistance. For recent stories from their clients and staff, please visit their blog: http://samaritancc.wordpress.com/
With the needs of their clients in mind, the Samaritan Community Center has offices in Springdale and Rogers and operates a Thrift Store. In addition, the center operates a soup kitchen, a food pantry and provides counseling services. For many of the clients the Samaritan Community Center serves, the most important thing offered is hope. Hope is as individual as the clients - For some it is a meal, for others a smile, and for many it's spending time in an environment where they are not judged, but loved without condition.
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