The Good Samaritan Inn

☀️ Summer Volunteer Reminders ☀️

We’re so grateful for the incredible volunteers who keep our Noon Meal Program running 365 days a year. Whether you're serving with a church, business, community group, or on your own—we’re blessed by your time and heart.

If you’re volunteering during the warmer months, please remember:
👟 Wear closed-toe shoes (for safety & sanitation)
👕 T-shirts are great—please avoid tank tops
🔒 Leave purses/valuables at home or locked in your trunk

📅 At the end of each month, we post open volunteer dates for the following month on our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages.

Follow us and watch for those posts if you'd like to serve with us soon!

New to volunteering? We'd love to have you on the team.
📧 Email Denise at [email protected] or call 217-429-1455.

Your time and care help us serve with dignity—thank you for making this mission possible. ❤️

Today, we pause to honor the lives of George and Lynette Fleming.

Just six short months apart, George and Lynette were reunited after a lifetime built on love, family, faith, and a deep connection to the Decatur community they proudly called home for many decades.

We are humbled by the memorial gifts made in their honor. Their legacy of kindness will continue to live on through these donations, helping us provide nourishing meals and compassionate care to neighbors in need.

May George and Lynette rest in eternal peace, and may their memory continue to be a blessing to all who knew and loved them.

Mercy Market is going strong on this cloudy Saturday morning!

Come visit and support some of the great local food and art makers in our town.

Here until 12pm today.
📌337 N Water St, Decatur IL

We’ve got another great lineup this Saturday at Mercy Market!
Fresh foods, art, plants, live music, a bounce house for the kids- what more could you ask for?

The LINK booth will be set up to exchange funds for tokens that can be used to purchase many foods at any of the markets in town.

We are looking forward to another great day at the Market- join us!

📆 Saturday, July 11th
🕗 8a-12p
📌 Preston Jackson Park, 337 N Water St, Decatur IL

A heartfelt thank you to the Mt. Zion Chamber of Commerce for inviting our Executive Director, Tanya Melendez, to share the mission of Good Samaritan Inn and highlight the reality of food insecurity in Macon County.

Hunger exists right here at home, and addressing it takes all of us. It truly takes a village to ensure our neighbors have access to nutritious food, and we're grateful for every opportunity to raise awareness, inspire action, and strengthen our community together. Thank you for helping us shine a light on this important need.