Introducing groundbreaking approaches to treating substance use disorder.

1974 – After changing its name, Samaritan Village launches the country’s first methadone-to abstinence residential treatment program in Richmond Hill.

1974 – Introduces primary health care services alongside treatment to address clients’ chronic diseases.

1976 – Begins offering vocational, educational, and financial services to residents in treatment.

1979 – Samaritan Foundation is incorporated to oversee program development and fundraising.

Expanding our mission to provide hope and stability to those facing homelessness and the justice system.

1995 – Begins operating the Forbell Men’s Shelter, its first housing program, on behalf of the City.

1996 – After pioneering a specialized treatment protocol for military veterans, Samaritan Village opens the State’s first licensed residential treatment facility for veterans – 43^rd Street Veterans program.

1996 – Establishes Project Samaritan Health Services (known today as Damian Family Care Centers) to bring primary care clinical services to its residential treatment programs.

1998 – Opens Jamaica Outpatient Treatment Program, its first licensed outpatient program.

1999 – Assumes operations of the Woodside Senior Center, an older adult center, in Queens.

Developing innovative housing solutions for vulnerable populations.

2011 – Opens the Women’s Veterans Program, New York State’s first residential treatment facility for chemically dependent women veterans.

2011 – Opens its first transitional family residences – Gloria’s House and Bridge Haven – and its first shelter for women in Brooklyn – Van Siclen Women’s Shelter.

2012 – Begins Narcan training for staff and clients at the Richmond Hill Medically Assisted Treatment Program, through a grant by the NY DOH Registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.

2013 – Merges with Veritas Therapeutic Community and assumes operations of Harlem Outpatient and the Young Mothers Program.

2014 – Signs a merger agreement with Daytop Village and agrees to merge names to: Samaritan Daytop Village.

2015 – Begins introducing Recovery Coaches into treatment, starting with the Ed Thompson Veterans Program.

Continuing to lead in a time of crisis by expanding access to lifesaving services and meeting unprecedented challenges with compassion and innovation.

2021 – Named as the lead service provider in a newly formed NYS OASAS-funded network of 21 treatment, prevention, and recovery services providers, called the Citywide Addiction Support Network, tasked with reducing opioid and stimulant use in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

2022 – Cuts the ribbon on The Richard Pruss Wellness Center in the Bronx.

2023 – Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety; Samaritan will provide technical expertise to help the government create a drug prevention and awareness program targeting the country’s teenage population.

2023 – Launches Integrated Opioid Treatment services at its Rockland and Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Programs.

2024 – Breaks ground on the Highbridge.