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SAMMinistries (Discounted Furniture Sales, Homeless/Emergency Shelter and Training Center)

Organization: Furniture Bank/Homeless Shelter
Facility Type: Walk-in Resource
Status: Open

Address:
Furniture Bank: 5424 Blanco Rd
Emergency Shelter: 910 West Commerce Street
San Antonio, TX 00000

Region:
County/Parish:Bexar

Capacity: 330


Main/General Business Number: 210-340-1678, (210) 224-5838
Website: http://www.samm.org/ourministriesSlide/index.asp?id=4


Mission: Furniture Sales Fund Shelter and Training Center

from website:

Founded in 1983, SAMMinistries is an interfaith ministry dedicated to providing shelter and care to the homeless of San Antonio. Today, SAMMinistries is the largest service provider of direct care and shelter in San Antonio and the surrounding area.

Who We Serve

SAMMinistries provides an array of programs and services available to the homeless of San Antonio. Programs offered to guests include life skills, job training, financial management, computer skills, parenting classes and more. Our guests have access to medical and dental facilities and each program is designed to provide our guests with the basic tools necessary to return to the path of self-sufficiency.

Locations & Facilities

SAMMinistries operates three primary facilities, the Commerce Street Emergency Shelter, the Transitional Learning and Living Center and Furniture For A Cause. The SAMMinistries Administrative offices are located within Furniture For A Cause at 5424 Blanco Rd.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

FROM THE WEBSITE:

SAMMinistries has a 330 bed capacity in its downtown Commerce Street shelter. Every guest is offered meals generously prepared and served by our collaborative partner, St. Vincent de Paul Society. We also have social services, medical care, mental health care, job referral, immediate temporary employment, opportunities for spiritual nurturing and growth, legal assistance, support groups for substance abusers, life skills training, and nurturing parent training, available to all guests. All these services are provided at no expense to our guests with the intent of helping them to obtain employment and then moving them into longer term transitional living or affordable permanent housing.

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Created At: Tue Apr 07 08:07:02 +0000 2009
Updated At: Sun Dec 20 21:11:03 +0000 2009
Updated By: LTel


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