Page 3 - Samaritas Annual Report 2019

Dear Samaritas Nation, In 2019, Samaritas served 12,044 people

In 2019, Samaritas made great strides to expand partners and cherished friends are all part of across the state of Michigan.
our footprint in the affordable housing and that wonderful village that supports and cares
Substance Abuse Disorder services areas. We for the most vulnerable in our society.
held our first signature event in southeast
Michigan and it was a resounding success. We We are looking forward to opening our
grew our transitional foster care program, beautiful new West Michigan campus on the
helping refugee children reunite with family grounds of the former St. Joseph Seminary,
members here in the states. But we are even moving our first refugee families into affordable
more excited about the work and the rewards housing in Freedom Village in Hamtramck,
yet to come. planning for the opening of our charter school
in Saginaw in 2021 and the continued growth
As the largest private foster care and adoption and success of our recently launched Substance
organization in the state, one of the largest Use Disorder services. We have made great
refugee resettlement organizations, a leader progress in spite of the curveballs mother
in senior living and affordable living—we are nature has thrown our way, and we know we
always striving to expand our services in order will persevere in our mission to serve others as
to be able to serve more families, children, an expression of the Love of Christ.
seniors, people with disabilities and refugees
who are fleeing war-torn countries. “It takes Thank you and God bless you.
a purple village” as we like to say at Samaritas Sam Beals, CEO and Dale Gerard, Board Chair
and we know our donors, volunteers, corporate

Board of Directors: Directors:
Board Chairman Andrew Blum, Miller Canfield
Dale Gerard Rev. Canon Dr. William Danaher, Christ Church
Cranbrook
Vice Chairman
David Morin Mary Anne Jones, Priority Health
The Rev. Donald P. Kreiss, Southeast Michigan
Secretary Synod, ELCA
David Lochner Jason Paulateer, Fifth Third Bank OUR MISSION: Serving people as an expression of the love of Christ.
Treasurer David Ripple, St. Joseph Mercy Health System - Trinity
Dan Carter Health
Brett VanderKamp, New Holland Brewing Co.