Austin Samaritans is dedicated to improving the human condition in God's Larger World. Through collaboration with churches, non-profits, and organizations of benevolence, we connect resources & talent to the needs of people in the areas of health, education, and rescue.
Fara Café is a big friend of Austin Samaritans, and the folks at Fara Café tell us that their coffee is now for sale at select Austin area Walgreens stores. We encourage folks to support Austin Samaritans by supporting Fara Café.
You'll find delicious, Matagalpa, Nicaragua - grown Fara Café coffee for sale at the following Austin-area Walgreens stores:
more...You are invited to volunteer Saturday, February 20th, from 9am to 1pm at Austin Samaritans’ warehouse as we inventory donations.
If you can sort, organize, pack, clean, or count, you can help folks in Nicaragua by volunteering for our Warehouse Work Day.
With our recent unexpected shipment to Haiti, our warehouse is in particular need of re-inventorying to account for all the supplies we have, and to prepare a manifest for our next shipment to Nicaragua. The shipments are destined for the clinics we support providing breast and cervical cancer care.
more...Austin Samaritans' Executive Director, John Doty MD, provides an overview of how we came to focus on a particular condition in a particular country, and outlines our strategy to provide significant return on donated funds by
In October, 2008 Austin Samaritans and friends visited Nicaragua. During the visit, they visited Villa Esperanza and the group home within Villa Esperanza built with funds from Austin Samaritans donors.
We also visited Mercado Oriental -- the feeding program run by Rev. Matthew Jun, and The El Samaritano surgical center.
With the Austin Samaritans warehouse prepared for receving supplies, we welcomed enthusiastic volunteers on May 3, 2008
One set of volunteers helped prepare a shipment of medical supplies bound for Nigaragua later this summer. Other volunteers helped to off-load, categorize, and organize many generous donations, while still others installed computer network cabling.
In March 2008, Austin Samaritans and friends visit The El Samaritano Schools and clinics near La Chureca, the Managua city dump.
Residents receive medical attention, clinics are given medical equipment, and schoolchildren recieve much needed supplies.
