Summer Cookout
Samaritan hosted our annual Summer cookout on June 4th. We had great weather and a fun crowd. Our many volunteers made it perfect!
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Samaritan Ministry has again received a generous grant from Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS. This $10,000 grant will support people living with HIV in the greater Knoxville area with emergency housing and utility support.
In 2024 Samaritan Ministry applied more than $12,000 in individual emergency support.
2025 Report Card
2025 has been another busy year for our ministry, striving to serve those friends in our community who are LIVING with HIV. Our First Tuesday Support Group meets monthly and we continue our monthly grocery deliveries with the help of a great volunteer crew and support from the West Knox Cooperative Food Pantry.
Our robust testing schedule includes:
KARM – Knox Area Rescue Ministry /Homeless Outreach
Serenity Shelter – Women’s Recovery
FOCUS Prison Ministry – Women’s Post-Prison support
DRC – Day Reporting Center / Dept. of Correction
CareCuts Ministry / Homeless Outreach
Safe Harbor – Post-Prison Recovery
Pride and other community events
In addition, we are a provider of At-Home HIV testing kits that we ship all over the southeast. ORDER A FREE HIV AT-HOME TEST HERE.