The Foundation for The Good Samaritans was laid in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India in 1977 by Emil Jebasingh and Ananthi Jebasingh, being moved by the needs of the poverty-stricken people of Tuticorin area. They invited similar minded friends - Prof.Jeyam Navaraj, Dr. Prince Vedaraj, Mr. & Mrs. Albert, Mr. R. Jeyaraj and Mr.A.Stephen to extend a helping hand for the cause of the poor.This urge to help the poor, thus gained momentum.

The Good Samaritans was Registered as a Society on the 12th February 1979 in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, with Emil Jebasingh as it's founding Chairman.

VISION: Uplifting the underprivileged by involving the privileged.

MISSION: To identify the hoplessness of the economically poor, to take initiatives to restore them to confident living by teaming up with similar minded individuals and agencies, maintaining transparency and integrity.