Genesis Community Health

Compassionate Healthcare in Jesus' name

Caleb Strauss

Good Samaritan — Canyon County Expansion Update

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As the cost of living rises, more of the people Genesis serves (working poor that fall in the gap outside of Medicaid eligibility and being able to afford health insurance) are moving out to West Treasure Valley for more affordable housing. That means the need for whole-person healthcare in Canyon County is growing.

Genesis will meet that need by expanding whole-person services in Canyon County. God has enabled Genesis to sign a purchase agreement for a larger building in Caldwell that, when fully equipped, will provide whole-person healthcare at no cost to qualifying patients.

This project was kicked off with an anonymous donation of $1,000,000!

The most recent update is the Harry W. Morrison foundation is supporting the Good Samaritan Canyon County Expansion. They have donated $150,000 to help make this possible. $100,000 of that amount is a matching grant, which means the next $100,000 of donations to the Good Samaritan Project will be doubled.

Currently, The Good Samaritan Project has received 1.2 million of the 3.1 million dollars needed. With full hearts, we thank the Harry W. Morrison Foundation for their dedication to providing the West Treasure Valley with health, hope, and healing.

You can double your impact by donating here or sharing this project with someone that you know. If you know someone who might be interested in partnering in a significant way, please email adrienne@genesisch.org.

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The Power of a Smile

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Showing Samuel's transformation because of the dental work he received

Samuel worked hard as a Sales Rep for many years in California. He was successful, independent and proud of his work. When he was 51, all that came crashing down. First, he lost his job, then his home. During this difficult time, he also lost almost all his teeth. With a job, he could have paid for the dental work to replace them. But without that income, he was left without teeth. Losing his smile also stole his self-confidence.

Looking back on this time in his life, Samuel shared, “I was in a bad place. I had a
complete mental breakdown.”

Samuel turned to family. He took the train up from California with nothing but a backpack and came to Boise to live with his brother.

Samuel’s brother reached out to the caring volunteers at Genesis. With assistance from the MK Foundation and Dr. Hisel, founder of Genesis’ Dental program, we were able to provide him with dentures and restore his smile.

Samuel said, “Before Genesis, I didn’t like talking to people and my self-esteem was really low. But you gave me back my smile! I can eat better now! You helped me in my time of need, and I am very thankful for the opportunity you gave me.”

He also received counseling at Genesis to help him work through the depression. Samuel shared, “The counseling was fantastic. To get help with mental health and things like that helped steer me in the right direction.” Today, Samuel is working toward securing new employment—with a confident new smile.

To all the volunteers and donors at Genesis, he said, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for giving me this chance to help me turn my life around.”

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