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1,000 ‘good samaritans’ in Louisville are needed to remotely invest into 100 homeless residents working to leave the street

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LOUVVL Member

My name is Erin. I'm a mom, and my life goal is to keep helping others while also learning how to help myself.

Immediate Need

Dentures repaired

    Meet by:4/13

    Erin Kim

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    LOUVVL Member

    I've been houseless over the pass four years on and off. My goal is to finish my classes and then hopefully get a car. A fun fact about me is that I l...

    Immediate Need

    Monthly court ordered classes

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      Jerry S.

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      LOUVVL Member

      I've been clean and sober for almost 8 months. I've been homeless for over 3 years now, but I'm actively working to get better. My goal is to have my ...

      Immediate Need

      Bus Fare

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        Kathleen H

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        Samaritan is a support platform that's being deployed by five local nonprofits to accelerate housing outcomes for an initial 100-person cohort

        Pending successful outcomes for the 100, deployment of Samaritan will be expanded to serve any person on or near the street in Louisville. These first successful outcomes are based on you. Do your first Act of Kindness in two minutes or less!

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        Small Acts of Kindness from people like you over time have helped people regain hope and rebuild their lives…

        • time unsheltered

          26 years

        • life care visits

          6

        • funds from program

          $36 members

          samaritans on team

          36 members

        • outcome

          found housing,
          improved health

        I still get encouraging and uplifting words every day from my supporters, they keep me going… I’m very grateful.

        Araijzon

        Testimony from Araijzon

        Since she was 3 years old, Araijzon had been in and out of shelters. Now 29, Araijzon is employed and about to have her third child. Not only that, but with the help of samaritans on her team, she was able to obtain a housing voucher and pay off a past utility bill debt that was blocking her from using it. As of February 2023, she and her family are finally permanently housed! “At one point I lost hope in my life. I was always thinking I don’t know how I’m going to do it. Y’all gave me hope.

        • time unsheltered

          9 months

        • life care visits

          7

        • funds from program

          $34 members

          samaritans on team

          34 members

        • outcome

          found housing

        I lost my housing after landlord negligence… I was in a shelter with my kids while looking for a new home…

        Dashonda

        Dashonda, a single mother of three, lost her home in March. When we first met Dashonda, she and her kids had been sleeping in her car and hotels. At first she wanted to hide. “I didn’t want anyone to know,” she recalls. “There was shame. Then I realized if I don’t open up and branch out I won’t get the help I need.” She connected with Volunteers for America, one of our partners in Louisville, for temporary shelter. It was there she made a promise to her kids: they would have a home before the holidays. She was able to keep her word. Thanks to the support of her samaritans, by Christmas was able to move her family into a place of their own.

        • time unsheltered

          7 months

        • life care visits

          5

        • funds from program

          $8 members

          samaritans on team

          8 members

        • outcome

          found housing

        David A.

        In June of 2022, David and his children (13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter) were evicted without notice and had 7 days to vacate their previous home. They lived in a Uhaul through the hot summer months of June, July, and August 2022. Since then, David has been working hard to get his family into a safe home. While working a hardware job and going to school for cybersecurity, he got connected to Samaritan. Within 6 months, they were housed! “I was worried about the kids and how they’d handle losing everything,” he told us. “But they’re just happy to be out of the chaos they were in.”

        • time unsheltered

          501 days

        • life care visits

          12

        • funds from program

          $875

          samaritans on team

          875

        • outcome

          relationships

        When the beacon came into my life, it really changed a lot of things for me. It gave me back a sense of humanity. Gave me back a sense of individualism.

        Michael M.

        Michael's dinner for SamaritansA conversation with Michael

        Michael found out about the beacon through another beacon holder at a Saturday morning breakfast at a church. He called the samaritans who began to invest in his life, “the way I kept myself pointed in the right direction.” To keep his beacon active, Michael began having lifecare visits with a counselor. After 501 days on being the street, he entered housing through his counselor.

        • time unsheltered

          10 years

        • life care visits

          14

        • funds from program

          $921

          samaritans on team

          921

        • outcome

          found housing,
          employment

        This was the first time in seven years people have seen me for who I am, not what I look like or where I come from.

        Nicole S.

        Initial news storyHoused news story

        Nicole ran away from home at 16, struggling with addiction and prostitution. After several years of homelessness, a nonprofit offered her a beacon, which she used to purchase food and critical supplies like a phone and phone plan. A samaritan one day recognized her through the app, and helped her into a GED and Forklift Training program at Goodwill. Through the program, Nicole finally secured housing.

        • time unsheltered

          ~14 years

        • life care visits

          17

        • funds from program

          $2,201

          samaritans on team

          2,201

        • outcome

          relationships

        I’ve been on the streets for over 13 years. I’ve seen and heard everything. This has probably helped me more than anything else.

        Raven R.

        A conversation with Raven

        Raven became homeless after his stepdad kicked him out of his home. Chronic medical issues made it hard for Raven to keep a job. Through his beacon, Raven formed relationships with samaritans who have given him critical items and have invited him into their community, providing the hope and support needed to eventually find work again.

        • time unsheltered

          > 3 years

        • life care visits

          4

        • funds from program

          $128

          samaritans on team

          128

        • outcome

          self-empowered

        Even if I don’t have faith in myself, or I feel like I can’t make it, this just gives me an extra oomph.

        Lamar J.

        An encounter with Lamar

        Lamar came to Seattle from Fort Lauderdale. He ended up in jail and on the street after a series of self-described poor decisions. After getting a beacon, Lamar’s counselor reported he had started making his court appearances, visiting his family, and had reduced no-shows for case management.

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        Jeff Lilley
        former CEO, Seattle's Union Gospel Mission
        The number one question I'm asked, is " Jeff, how do I respond when asked for help on the street? Samaritan is an answer to that question.
        Nicole S.
        now-housed Samaritan Member
        This is the first time in seven years people have seen me for who I am, not what I look like or come from.
        Raven R.
        Samaritan Member
        I've been on the streets for 13 years. I've seen and heard everything. This probably has helped me more than anything else.
        Laura L.
        now-housed Samaritan Member
        Sometimes, you can feel really invisible and it can kind of feel al lot of times like there's no help out there. It was just nice to have people be like "Yea, we really want to help."

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