by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
All I only wanted was an opportunity to serve but I got more than serving, rather I had the opportunity to engage, learn, and interact with people. At Good Sam, I met happy people who were glad to work with me. My experience as a storytelling intern gave me an...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Aug 14, 2019 | Food Programs
In which group did you volunteer and what time did you arrive at the program location? I volunteered at both Thankful Baptist Church and Good Samaritan Ministries for the Back to School picnic. I was there to set up things and I was also at the prayers. I was the...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Good Samaritan Ministries . . . is not just a hand out but a hand up. – Terri Lewis How Good Samaritan Ministries came in the picture I moved to Tennessee about two years ago, after I retired. After my retirement, I began to search for an opportunity to serve,...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Serving people creates an avenue for every individual to experience his or her community. In the United States, many individuals volunteer at not-for-profit organizations. However, volunteering opportunities are not just peculiar to not-for-profit organizations, there...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
“To get a little, you got to give a little” – Bobbie ‘I am a 37 year old mother of two daughters: a 15 year old with autism and an 11 year old. I was raised here in Johnson City, but later moved to Jonesborough for the rest of my youth. Once I became a...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Jun 19, 2019 | News
Summertime has kicked off and the thought of school is distant in the minds of many children. However, many low-income parents and grandparents are already thinking about the new academic school year. While parents and guardians with a stable income do not worry about...
by Luci | Jun 15, 2019 | News
by Aaron T. Murphy When you need it the most, encouragement can come from places you least expect it. As a child, I never really understood and fully believed in angels until a recent encounter with a complete stranger that has impacted my life forever. Last year, I...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Jun 11, 2019 | Food Programs, News
There is a growing number of deaths from the misuse of Opioids in Tennessee. According to the Johnson City Press, about 1, 300 persons died in Tennessee from opioids in 2017. The article also notes that Northeast Tennessee is one of the epidemic’s “hardest hit”...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Jun 3, 2019 | Food Programs, News
“Feeding my kids is difficult, I mean, they eat a lot, and those times, if you don’t always have enough, you know, you worry about how you are going to feed them: where is the next meal going to come from . . . you know, so it has its struggles,” these were Lacy’s...
