Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington
Transforming Lives – One Step at a Time
Who we are, What we do, and Where we’re going! The Rev. David B. Wolf, Executive Director SMGW’s Next Step Breakfast – 22 March 2023 The National Press Club Thanks for that generous introduction, Colby. We’re delighted to have you back as our emcee a second time, 10 years after the first! Please acknowledge Colby and his wife Gwen …
Nancy Calvert retired from the Department of the Navy in 2019 following 31-1/2 years of federal service. She began her career at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1987 as a marine machinery mechanic apprentice working onboard nuclear submarines, carriers, and cruisers. A few years after graduating from the apprenticeship, she was impacted by the 1994 reduction in force and was fortunate …
My name is Onysha, and I am a casework intern at SMGW. Before I started working at Samaritan Ministry, I studied philosophy and classics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Being a philosophy major, I was both excited and pretty nervous about being a caseworker. After all, in my honest opinion, if there’s anything you take away …
Have you ever known the experience of being “stuck” in life’s ditch, in the metaphor of the Good Samaritan parable? You’re thinking, “No, not me!” but think again: All of us have been stuck, whether it’s a small “s” stuck or a big “S” stuck. We may not have been homeless or jobless or served time in prison, but we’ve all …
Colbert I. King was nominated by President Jimmy Carter in the fall of 1979 to serve as U.S. Executive Director to the World Bank. Upon his confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Mr. King became the first African American to represent the United States in that global financial institution. He was awarded the Secretary of the Treasury’s Distinguished Service Award for …
Registration for Next Step Breakfast 2023 is now open! Join us, on the morning of March 22nd to learn more about Samaritan Ministry directly from volunteers and participants.
At our last Partner Council meeting of 2022 on Nov. 29, we the Council officially approved the merger of Southeast Ministry (SEM) with Samaritan Ministry. This means several things: First and foremost, it means that SEM students are now Samaritan Ministry participants! Second, it means that the work of SEM is now our work at SMGW. Third, it means that …
From Executive Director, Rev. David B. Wolf In this holiday season, I share with you a message of hopefulness and blessing. At its best, the holiday season embodies a spirit of generosity, especially for those stuck in life’s ditch, in the metaphor of the Good Samaritan parable. For many of us, this means acts of kindness through gifts and charitable …
The week before Thanksgiving began our annual holiday giveaway at Samaritan Ministry’s Northwest, NOVA/Arlington, and Anacostia/Southeast locations! The Southeast team served a grand total of 39 neighbors in need and our participants were overflowing with gratitude. Lead Caseworker, Jane Bishop, signed up ongoing SE Participants and Jobs First. Gloria Ducker, Melissa Hyatt, and Helen Douglas staffed the FOC desk and …
The Rev. Andrew Merrow of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Arlington, Virginia will be the emcee for this years 36th annual Gala. He speaks for a variety of regional civic, non-profit community organizations and represents St. Mary’s in state, national and international organizations connected to the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, such as The Compass Rose Society, Virginia Theological Seminary, …