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Client Assistance Fund

Samaritan Counseling Center has a “Client Assistance Fund” that subsidizes uninsured and under-insured clients. This Fund is made possible through generous donations from individuals, communities and congregations. However, the low income client needs many times exceed our available funds. With managed care companies continuing to reduce the amount of fee payments to counseling professionals and to limit the number of reimbursed sessions, the donations to the Client Assistance Fund is more important than ever.

Please take a moment to make a one-time or ongoing contribution to Samaritan’s Client Assistance Fund by mail at the Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas, Inc., P.O. Box 60312, Midland, Texas 79711.

Your gift will make a real and lasting difference in our clients’ lives. Families and individuals will be enriched due to your kind sprit. Thank YOU.

The following is a story that demonstrates how generous donations can make an enormous difference in people’s future.

Being protected…Being safe….Having someone to turn to… These are not experiences that Michael* knew well.

Michael is a 14 year old boy who lives with his aunt and uncle. When he was 8, Michael’s mother died suddenly. Michael and his younger sister were bewildered and terribly depressed. Their father, who had used street drugs before his children were born, was so distraught that he turned to drugs again to escape. Within a couple of months, he was completely preoccupied with drugs and had stopped parenting his children.

No one was getting Michael out of bed in the morning in the way his mother had. No one was making him breakfast. No one was reviewing his homework. No one was making sure he was in school.

When Michael was 9, one of his teachers noticed that this usually energetic and happy little boy had become sullen, quiet and angry. The teacher knew Michael’s mother had died, so she arranged for him to see a school social worker, but she was unaware of his father’s drug use. The teachers saw Michael begin to misbehave and break rules. She saw him hitting other students. He became absent more and more. No one could account for Michael’s whereabouts.

The teacher called Child Protective Services, and the State decided that Michael and his sister would be better living with his aunt and uncle. Michael’s aunt brought him to Samaritan, where children, adults and their families can get the help they need when life’s problems become overwhelming.

Every day the Center helps children like Michael. And every day, people like Michael fall through the cracks. Without insurance to pay for his sessions, Michael was able to receive counseling through the Client Assistance Fund, which subsidizes uninsured and insured clients with minimal mental health benefits..

Your tax deductible investment will make a lasting difference in the lives of children like Michael…their families and the quality of life throughout our community. Without your generous support of the Client Assistance Fund, we would not be able to help the Michaels of the world. Please send your investment today.

* Michael’s name is fictitious, but his story is authentic in nature and similar to clients who receive “help and hope” every day at the Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas.