The Good Sams Foundation

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation was launched on 18 March 1999 at Government House in Canberra by the then Governor General, Sir William Deane.

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation provides finances and resources for the Good Samaritan ministries.  These ministries respond to the call of the needy, especially women and children.

The Sisters have initiated important and diverse projects in communities in Australia and neighbouring countries in the Asia Pacific region. 

The Sisters donated their time and energy allowing financial resources to be allocated to projects. Now with fewer Sisters, limited government funding and ever increasing numbers of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our country, finance has to be found if the work is to continue.

The Foundation will ensure that the Good Sams spirit is kept alive today and for the future.

Who are the Sisters of the Good Samaritan?

Good Samaritan Benedictine Values

What underpins all the projects undertaken by the Sisters are their values. These are at the core of everything the Sisters have done over the last 150 years.
Learn more about the The Good Samaritan Benedictine values.