Welcome to the Gilroy Compassion Center
“Providing a pathway to stability that maintains self-respect and recognizes the dignity of each human being.”
Un-housed picking up their trash
Just like the rest of us, our homeless neighbors do not want to live in a heap of trash. Given the same tools the rest of us enjoy—curbside pick up—they want to help clean up the mess. The Compassion Center Outreach team supplied blue bags to encampment residents who are placing them out every Tuesday. At our own expense, we've hired a hauler (D&B Junk Removal) to pick up these bags every Wednesday as part of a pilot project we call "Heart Haulers." This WILL NOT eliminate the problem. For that we need to provide housing, and safe places to park, and the same waste infrastructure that we all rely on to easily dispose of our waste. But both our homeless encampment residents, and our staff, want to lessen the burden this waste has on us all. This first full-scale attempt happened yesterday, and thanks to our encampment residents, we collected enough garbage from four sites to fill two trailers. Both our un-housed community, our staff, and D&B Junk Removal will continue this effort. Please help spread the word that we need a lasting solution to ending homelessness—by providing affordable housing, shelters, and safe parking programs—to make this community really shine. Thank you. - Tim Davis, Executive Director
About Us
What We Do
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
The Gilroy Compassion Center (GCC) is a community-based organization launched in 2011 that focuses on offering compassion and support for homeless individuals and families.
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How We're Helping
How We're Helping
How We're Helping
The programs we offer include a Day Center open five days a week; Almost Home camping program; Safe Parking program; Project Homeless Connect, and Saturday Supper. We also offer Case Management, Housing placement services and counseling referrals.
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Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We can't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you!