Samaritan – Walk With, Not By

Samaritan designs smart wallets with and for people without a home. Outreach and case management teams use samaritan to engage individuals with the capital needed to reach housing and life goals.

how it works
meet a member

So, how does social and financial capital work?

how it works
let’s talk money first

When a person becomes a member of Samaritan, they work with a care provider to set top-level goals, plus related action steps and needs for those goals. From there, members can access funds from good samaritans looking to support their journey.

action step bonuses
Members also earn $10-$20 bonuses by completing positive action steps towards their goals, such as successfully making it to a treatment, or building a resume. Money for this comes from an Action Fund we help you put together.

using the money
Money is redeemed with the care provider to address critical needs, such as food, bills, prescriptions, move-in fees, transportation, and more.

onto "social capital"
everyone needs a team

Each individual is backed by their team of volunteer and professional samaritans. Each team works to meet needs, match bonuses, and message encouragement or opportunities through the Samaritan app.

building momentum…
people move forward

Strengthened relationships with care providers, coupled with relational and financial investment from the community, have helped individuals reach life-changing outcomes, like a stable home.

got it

These are our neighbors.

In this unprecedented time, it’s never been more important to help them find a safe, stable, permanent place to sleep at night.

We find that when we wrap a social home around someone, it transforms their ability to find the physical home soon after.

Solutions for

Gain a team of supporters to help you move forward and money to help you meet needs.

Reinforce your critical work and grow reportable outcomes for your donors and contracts.

Engage your most vulnerable members with the resources to transform their social determinants of health.

Help your high-utilizers overcome the upstream factors that lead them into the ED.

Mobilize your team to help people without a home in your city.

Offer critical goods & services to help community members advance their life.

Help someone access the social and financial capital needed to find a home.

find out how contact us

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Michael M Now-Housed Beacon Holder

I can't forget how fragile my situation was. Support from city samaritans is how I kept myself pointed in the right direction.

Heidi Miller Beacon Holder

This is another lifeline. It’s awesome. Makes me feel almost normal again. Like part of the human race almost.

Richard Now-Housed Beacon Holder

The beacon is really a healthy way of telling your story. [A donation] truly always came when I needed it.

Jeff Lilley former CEO of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission

The number one question I’m asked is, ‘Jeff, how do I respond when asked for help on the street?’ Samaritan is an answer to that question.

Want to help? Whether you’re a church, company, or local merchant, there’s a way to invest in our unsheltered.

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