Welcome to Good Sam!

We are Carole and Buddy Murphrey, and we welcome you to our Good Sam web site. I, Carole, am Executive Director, and Buddy is the President of our Board of Directors.

WHO ARE WE?
Established in 1953, Good Sam the largest homeless shelter in the Coastal Bend. We provide 24% of all of the shelter beds in this area.

WHAT DO WE DO?
Good Sam has 213 shelter beds, a free cafeteria, and a wide array of supportive services providing over 75,000 nights of lodging and 200,000 meals to the homeless of our community each year.

WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?
Good Sam is located at 210 S. Alameda Street at Kinney Street in Corpus Christi, Texas.

WHEN ARE WE OPEN?
We are never closed. Good Sam is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

WHY ARE WE HERE?
Recent studies indicate that Corpus Christi/Nueces County has less than 900 shelter beds to serve the nearly 4,000 homeless residents. Good Sam takes a homeless person from the streets and returns that person to society by providing them with food, shelter, clothing, employment, access to medical care, spiritual counseling, and community supportive services. To those who are open, we share the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. All services are provided to the homeless free of charge until they have a job or other income–then they pay a small rent fee if they need to stay with us longer.

HOW ARE WE FUNDED?
Good Sam is supported entirely, 100%, by private grants and donations from people just like you. If you donate $15, you will provide a man or lady a safe, clean place to sleep and three hot, healthy meals, coffee and snacks for an entire day. A donation of $105 provides for their stay at Good Sam for an entire week. A donation of $465 gives a homeless person food and shelter for an entire month–allowing them a chance to get back on their feet, find a job, and change their life forever.

All of our residents have access to our many services including hot showers, laundry, access to medical care, ID restoration, bus tickets if needed, temporary and long-term jobs, clothing and household goods, and housing for their pets. To those with spiritual needs, we offer Bible studies, worship services, and spiritual counseling.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

1. Pray for us daily that God will touch and transform the lives of our homeless, and that our "daily bread" will come in to take care of them.

2. FORWARD OUR E-BLAST to your mailing list and ask them to help YOU to help us.

3. DROP OFF a gift at 210 S. Alameda.

4. MAIL a gift to: Good Samaritan Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 65, Corpus Christi, TX 78403.

5. DONATE ONLINE by clicking the "DONATE" button in the right column.

6. Set up an AUTOMATIC RECURRING CREDIT CARD DONATION from one of your credit cards and rack up your travel points! Go to the fourth item in the left column. You will see "RECURRING DONATION FORM". Click on it ~ then click on "Recurring Donations". Save it to your computer, print it out, fill it out, and fax it to Carole's personal fax at 361-857-8702. If you prefer, you can mail to P.O. Box 65, CC 78403-0065. Carole will do the auto-transaction on the recurring date that you specify.

7. Set up an AUTOMATIC RECURRING BANK DRAFT from your checking or savings account at your bank or credit union. Go to the fourth item in the left column. You will see "RECURRING DONATION FORM". Click on it ~ then click on "Recurring Donations". Save it to your computer, print it out, fill it out, and fax it ~ along with a VOIDED CHECK–to Carole's personal fax at 361-857-8702. If you prefer, you can mail to P.O. Box 65, CC 78403-0065. Carole will do the auto-transaction on the recurring date that you specify.

8. Give our PRESENTATION FOLDER to the proper committee at your house of worship, Sunday School, place of employment, school, or civic club and ask them to watch a 9-minute DVD about us produced by Texas Country Reporter and consider helping us monthly.

9. Call 883-6195 to donate gently used furniture, appliances, electronics, housewares, rummage sale leftovers, and clothing. Except for "clothing only" we will pick up your donation right at your door. Then you will receive a tax-deductible donation receipt within a week or so. What we do not use will be sold in our Good Sam's General Store, and the revenue goes to help with the operating expenses.

10. Become a Facebook Friend of "Good Samaritan Rescue Mission" and "Carole Murphrey".

11. Call Good Sam's Labor Force at 361-883-9493 for your temporary labor needs. We are over $4 per hour cheaper than our competitors, and you give a job to a homeless person!

12. Study our web site. It is chocked FULL of information about OUR ministry AND about OTHER resources for the homeless.