Corner of West 4th & OakStreets - Across from the Texarkana Texas - Public Library

            903-792-7024                www.randysams.org   

Doing God's Work Everyday in the United States, families and single adults who have never been homeless lose their housing and enter a shelter or find themselves on the streets.  Homelessness is a growing problem in the United States and in our own community.  Thirty nine percent (39%) of the US homeless population are children and forty percent (40%) are Veterans. In 2006, Randy Sams' Outreach Shelter provided 16,326 bed nights and served 48,978 meals.  At Christmas, baskets including turkeys with all the trimmings for Christmas Day were distributed to 900 families.   We need every faith community and social service organization's help in the Texarkana area in order to keep the doors open at the shelter.The costs are great and the need is ever present. Randy Sams - What We Do Our Residents The primary mission of RSOS is to provide meals and a safe place to sleep for homeless people.  However, our services to our residents also include: Medical referrals and transportation Prescription Drug assistance Social Services Advocacy Addiction Treatment Life Skill Training Employment Referrals Other services as necessary As part of our commitment to supporting a successful return to the community, Randy Sams' employs residents in different areas in different areas with the goals of training, work ethic, and skill development in mind. The Texarkana Area Community Apart from our residential services, Randy Sams' is also active in Texarkana to prevent hunger and homelessness. Among the the services provided are: Groceries and food baskets (per household every 60 days) Diapers, wipes, formula, and other baby needs (as supplies allow) Christmas food  And as Funds allow: Bus tickets Work related needs (i.e., steel-toed boots, scrubs etc.) Utility Assistance Rental Assistance (in cooperation with FEMA funding) HOW YOU CAN HELP   Volunteer We need you to to call the shelter office at 903-792-7024 and fill out a volunteer application.   Food Donations Bring non-perishable food items to the shelter at 402 Oak Street, Texarkana, Texas   Supply Donation We always need paper goods, plates, cups, cutlery, napkins etc.   Infant Needs Donate baby items - diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, clothing   Financial Assistance We need financial assistance to continue supporting our residential and community outreach programs Please help us by telling your friends at church and at work about Randy Sams Outreach Shelter.  We have a small paid staff and we rely heavily on our volunteers to continue to do the Lord's work in caring for the poor in NE Texas & SW Arkansas.

5th Annual Cigars Tini's & Tunes '07  Mr. Bill Caller - CT&T Event Coordinator 2007 Cigars Tini's & Tunes is a very important fundraising event for the shelter each year.  Randy Sams can keep it's doors open only through the kind and generous support it gets from our community.  The 2007 CT&T event provided us $30,000 ... so we can provide food & shelter and couseling to our residents and the poor in Texarkana.  To all who helped this year...Thank you and God bless you for helping us. We look forward to a bigger and better event next year. Randy Sams Outreach Shelter is a United Way Greater Texarkana Participating Agency   The United Way currently supports three of our programs: Housing Assistance Prescription Assistance Client Advisory

Our History

The effort to establish this Shelter began in 1993 with the death of Randy "Tuffy" Sams.  Randy was a local teenager who was active in the Outreach Kitchen at St. James' Church.  In honor of their son, Randy's parents donated land and seed money to establish a shelter that would serve the Greater Texarkana Area's homeless, hungry and poor. The RSOS opened on January 6, 1996, and currently averages between 50-55 guests per night. The 10,200 square foot structure can accommodate 100 persons.  To date, RSOS has transitioned over 400 clients into permanent housing, and over 4,200 community clients have received utility assistance, prescription assistance, rental assistance, and food baskets. The RSOS was established as a 501 (c)(3) Non-profit Organization on March 8, 1995 and became a United Way Greater Texarkana participating agency in 2002. 

Randy Sams' Outreach Shelter is the only homeless Shelter in an 85 mile radius of Texarkana.  We are open 24 hours/day, 7 days a week.  New people show up daily, coming from as far away as New York and as close as down the street.  They each have a different story, but they all have one thing in common... they need a place to stay. 
By the Grace of God, they have one.

"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."                                                                                         - Mother Teresa

Full service kitchen to assist residents and groups serving meals to our residents.

Please join your neighbors by meeting the needs of those less fortunate in our community by sending your tax deductible contribution to:

Randy Sams Outreach, Inc.   402 Oak Street   Texarkana, TX. 75504

Board of Directors