The Road to Success at Safe Harbor Shelter

Originally published on June 23, 2015 by Samaritan HouseWritten By: Mental Health Case Manager, Julia Parmer, MSW Matt Swenson had led a relatively stable life in Redding for several years. In early 2014, he celebrated 5 years of living clean and sober, after a long period of struggling with an addiction that resulted in prison […]

Diabetes Care Days at Redwood City Clinic

Originally published on February 12, 2014 by Samaritan House Pauline Chau, RD, CDE, a volunteer from Sequoia Hospital, speaks with one of our patients about the importance of nutrition as an essential component to diabetes management during one of our Diabetes Care Days. Did you know: Uninsured individuals with diabetes have 79% fewer physician office […]

History of Samaritan House – Humble Beginnings…

Originally published on January 22, 2014 by Samaritan House In honor of our 40th Anniversary in 2014, a brief glimpse back at the people who made our role as a leading social service agency in the county possible. In 1974, Dr. Cora P. Clemons, R.N., M.F.C.C., M.P.H., Ph.D, had a growing concern. So many people […]

Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Tax Program Kickoff – January 16, 2013

Originally published on March 6, 2013 Did you know?… Millions of workers will qualify for EITC for the 1st time this year. Samaritan House is thrilled to partner with United Way of the Bay Area’s Earn It! Keep It! Save It! (EKS) to begin our second year offering free tax preparation services. Last year EKS […]