Prior to 1988, the Winston-Salem downtown churches were actively involved in sheltering homeless people on a rotating basis on their premises. With increasing need for a homeless shelter, the downtown churches along with the Winston-Salem community rallied support for building the Samaritan Inn. The Samaritan Inn provides homeless men with safe, temporary shelter for a maximum of 90 days.

• The 69 bed homeless shelter for men, operates at near capacity year-round
  
• Guests receive shelter, dinner and breakfast
  
• Samaritan counselors provide case management services
  
• In 2007, the Samaritan Inn provided 25,422 nights of shelter to 998 unduplicated men
  
• One night of shelter including dinner and breakfast costs $15.34
  
• Every night, the Inn requires a team of 10 shelter volunteers
  
• Since opening in 1988, the Samaritan Inn has provided over 515,637 nights of shelter

For additional information on homeless, visit The National Alliance to End Homelessness at www.naeh.org.