Samaritan Group, Inc.

03/30/2026

Help us move shelter supplies into storage in the church basement (Chestertown Church of the Nazarene) on Wednesday, April 1st, at 11 am.

We are hoping to get enough people that we will be able to create a “bucket brigade” kind of line with multiple people stationary on the steps to pass along the 15 bedframes to one another, rather than have people need to carry bedframes and mattresses down the steps individually. If we get enough people, putting things into storage won’t be too strenuous or take very long.

Between when the Shelter opened on December 1st 2025, and when the Shelter closes the morning of April 1st 2026, we served a total of 24 unhoused people this year (14 men, 9 women, and 1 child) for a total of 1,273 bed nights.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and supported the Samaritan Group Winter Shelter to help make this happen

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02/12/2026

https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/kent_county_news/community/cold-weather-homeless-shelter-withstands-winter-storm/article_93b82193-7275-468b-a386-cda3fb13f8e5.html

CHESTERTOWN — The Samaritan Group Homeless Shelter is now more than halfway through the winter season with two more months to go.

02/01/2026

Our thanks to everyone who has donated items to support serving dinners and packing lunches for guests at the emergency winter shelter over the past two months.

As we move into February, we're running low on disposable cups, paper towels, and plastic utensils, especially forks. If you're interested in donating any of these items, they can be dropped off at Kent County Public Library's Chestertown Branch during their regular hours of operation.

Monetary donations are also always welcome and can be made here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/donate

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, you can learn about the different volunteer roles and fill out an application here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/volunteer

12/30/2025

Our thanks to everyone who has donated to the paper goods drive so far! These donations have supported serving dinners and packing lunches for guests at the emergency winter shelter throughout December.

As we move into January, we're in really good shape with many of the items, but are running a bit low on disposable plastic cups for cold drinks, disposable coffee cups with lids, and paper towels. If you're interested in donating any of these items, we'd appreciate it!

Donations can be dropped off at Kent County Public Library's Chestertown Branch during their regular hours of operation.

Monetary donations are also always welcome and can be made here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/donate

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, you can learn about the different volunteer roles and fill out an application here: https://www.samaritangroupofkentcounty.org/volunteer