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The Samaritan Inn - a CCC Project, is a Transitional HOME in Leesburg, Florida for needy homeless families.
The Christian Care Center (CCC) of First Baptist Church Leesburg currently operates an 18 bed facility for women and children, a 16 bed emergeny shelter for children, a 30 bed drug and alcohol facility for men, pregnancy care center, a thrift store, and a benevolence care center.
5 FAMILIES CALL SAMARITAN INN HOME
LEESBURG -- Samaritan Inn now houses five homeless families in transition from homelessness. This makes a total of six since it opened at the end of June. One man was here for a few weeks until he found employment and now is living in his own apartment in Leesburg. 
The Samaritan Inn Project
Lake County had long been known as a prime location for catching trophy bass when World War II ended, the economy was up and the entire nation was pressing forward. As good times prevailed, The Big Bass Motel opened along US Highway 27 in 1954 as a prime stopping point for anxious anglers and tired travelers. By the beginning of the Twenty First Century however the gleaming jewel had degraded into a place of despair and shame. Drug addicts and prostitutes had long since replaced avid sportsmen and travelling families.
Chester Wood named director of the Samaritan Inn
When Chester Wood was named director of the Samaritan Inn homeless shelter for homeless families this week, he didn’t have to go very far to start his new job. He was already the project manager for the renovation of the old Big Bass Motel.
Soon, the whine of power saws and the popping of nail guns will end and the sound of soothing Christian counseling will begin. Wood will be ready.
The Samaritan Inn The News
Samaritan Inn : 'It's a lot of work, but it's a good cause.'
LEESBURG -- Sweat poured from their faces in Tuesday's morning heat as Chester Wood and a crew of volunteers painted the exterior and individual rooms of the Samaritan Inn, the former Big Bass Motel that will become a shelter for homeless families.
"We've got to move ahead," said Wood, project manager. "There are people out here who need a place to live and need to have help to get their lives put back together."
Volunteers pitch in to transform Leesburg's former Big Bass Motel into home for needy families
LEESBURG — A year ago, the Big Bass Motel sat in ruins. Now, after nearly a year of planning and repairs by dedicated volunteers, the motel is well on its way to becoming the Samaritan Inn — a place for homeless families with children to live while they get back on their feet.
Helpers fix up shelter
Volunteers are turning a motel into a Samaritan Inn for the homeless.
LEESBURG - Jun 2 2010 There was some dripping Tuesday morning, but it wasn't from paint dribbling off brushes and rollers. Volunteers were dripping with sweat in the sizzling heat while putting finishing touches on the Samaritan Inn, and being careful not to make a mess in the former motel that will become a homeless shelter for families by the end of the month.
Trinity High School seniors
LEESBURG - Wed Feb 3 2010 - The Trinity High School seniors climbed out of the bus Wednesday and gathered in a big semi-circle, shivering in the morning chill. They giggled self-consciously, then listened as the project manager explained how a modern day miracle came to pass.
Chester Wood explained how the old Big Bass motel had undergone "several lives" in the past. "The last one, if your parents heard you were here, they'd probably kill you," he said.
Workers begin transforming hotel into homeless shelter
LEESBURG -- More than 50 volunteers worked away Thursday under the morning sun, ripping out old lumber ceiling joists from a former motel. A new roof will be installed next week, and the inn will soon become a shelter for homeless families.
Contact Info
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
115 N. 13th Street Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone Numbers:
352-314-8733
352-434-1832
Fax Number: 352-314-8680
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Email Norma Hawkins,
CCC Administrative Assistant