Serving Henderson County Since 1986
Labor of Love History
The Athens Samaritans, d.b.a. Labor of Love began in 1986 when members of the First Christian Church went to Amarillo to work on a house for Habitat for Humanity. They returned excited about the prospect of having some type of group to help with housing for the disadvantaged. With the focus on repairing existing homes instead of building new ones they organized the Labor of Love.
The First Presbyterian Church joined their efforts in 1987 and soon after members of the First United Methodist church and First Baptist Church became part of the group. We have since expanded our recruitment effort so that we have 12 Project Managers who solicit workers from a pool of 70 men who have volunteered to help.
Labor of Love has a part-time paid office manager who has responsibility for all the usual office functions of any organizations. Additionally she is the first to respond to calls for assistance, pre-qualifying by phone and sending application forms. She is also part of the team which visits the applicant to determine the work to be done.