Good Samaritan Grant Program

Good Samaritan Grant Program Open

The Good Samaritan Grant application is now available for Cuyahoga County area non-profits who provide basic need services. Non-profits can apply for up to $10,000. Applications are due by 4 p.m. June 3. Download the application here.

Also, we are asking all current or previous Good Samaritan grantees, or applicants, to take a short survey on the program at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MDN25ZY. For more information on the grant program call Ursula Craig at 216.241.9300 or e-mail her at ucraig@socfcleveland.org.

Since its inception in 1851, the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine has sought to help and provide services to those living in poverty.

As a ministry of the Sisters, the Foundation offers Good Samaritan grants. In the Good Samaritan parable, we are called to be a good neighbor to people in need.

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland provides support each year to organizations meeting the basic needs – such as food, clothing, shelter, and transportation – of those living in poverty in Cuyahoga County. Good Samaritan awards are up to $10,000 for a one-year period. Grant recipients can receive three consecutive Good Samaritan grants, and then must take a year off before reapplying.

The Good Samaritan Grant program was the first initiative founded by the foundation after it was established in 1996.

Poverty Today

Suburban Poverty

The number of poor people living in U.S. suburbs outnumbered those living in urban areas for the first time in 2005.

People in Poverty (in millions)

Source: The Brookings Institution

Good Samaritan Grants (Awarded 2012)

Adult Guardianship Services	Cleveland	AGS Ward Emergency Fund	$2,900 plus 20 bus passes
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland	Cleveland	Urgent Transportation	400 bus passes
Care Alliance	Cleveland	Warm Weather Outreach Program	$3,500 plus 400 bus passes
Catholic Charities Community Services Corporation/ Fatima Family Center	Cleveland	Emergency Assistance for Hough Residents	$7,300 plus 40 bus passes
Catholic Charities Health & Human Services/Hispanic Senior Center	Cleveland	Hispanic Senior Center Meal Program	$8,500
The City Mission	Cleveland	Crossroad Men's Crisis Center	300 daily bus passes
Cleveland Tenants Organization	Cleveland	Bridging the Gap Moving Expense Fund	$2,000
Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland	Cleveland	Emergency Supply of Insulin Pilot program	$5,000
Emerald Development & Economic Network	Cleveland	Emergency Housing Retention Fund	$4,500 plus 180 bus passes
Joseph's Home, Inc.	Cleveland	Food Assistance, Transportation and Helping Hand Transition Fund	$2,500
Kidney Foundation of Ohio	Cleveland	Direct Assistance Program	$3,500
Lighthouse Inc.	Cleveland	Storehouse Food Distribution	$7,500
Magnolia Clubhouse	Cleveland	Food Support	$8,000
New Avenues to Independence, Inc.	Cleveland	Emergency Assistance Program	$6,500
North Coast Health Ministry	Cleveland	Patient Emergency Needs Assistance	$2,500 plus 400 bus passes
Old Stone Foundation	Cleveland	Ride for Education	$5,000
Project H.O.P.E. of Cleveland	Cleveland	Health Care Safety Net for the Community	$3,000 plus 200 bus passes
Providence House, Inc.	Cleveland	Bus Pass Initiative	560 daily bus passes
Senior Citizen Resources, Inc.	Cleveland	Home Delivered Meals Program	$5,000
Senior Outreach Services, Inc.	Cleveland	Nutritious Congregate Meals for Seniors	$2,500
Shoes and Clothes for Kids, Inc.	Cleveland	Shoes & Clothes for Kids Distribution Program	$2,500
St. Luke's Episcopal Church	Cleveland	Your Neighbors Cloak Program	$5,000 plus 300 bus passes
Trinity Lutheran Church	Lakewood	The Good Samaritan in Lakewood	$1,300 plus 200 bus passes
2100 Lakes Men's Shelter	Cleveland	Emergency Assistance Program	$3,500 plus 500 bus passes
University Settlement, Inc.	Cleveland	School Uniform Distribution	$6,700
West 58th St. Church of God	Cleveland	Back to School Supply Give Away	$7,500
West Side Catholic Center	Cleveland	Drop-In Center Basic Needs Program	$2,000 plus 200 bus passes