Good Samaritan Center

The Good Samaritan Center was started in 1986 when Father Larry Speichinger called together a dedicated and compassionate group at St. Ann Catholic Church to consider responses to the area's growing number of families asking for help. What began as a St. Vincent De Paul group soon grew into an independent social service agency giving emergency assi... stance and advocacy to families and individuals in Excelsior Springs and the surrounding rural areas of Clay and Ray Counties, who were lacking or at risk of not having, life's basic necessities. In May of 1989 the Good Samaritan Center of Excelsior Springs was incorporated and granted tax exempt status from the IRS. One of the original founding group, Mary Lou Greim served as center director for many years, and still serves as a caseworker today. In 1993 Good Samaritan Center Shop, a thrift store, opened. It is called Broadway Bargains and is located in the upstairs of the Center's building, corner of Thompson and Broadway. The store provides good, used clothing and household items for reasonable cost, and at no cost to families who have no money. The store provides training in job skills for one to three workers in the Title 5 Program.Read More