Gilroy Compassion Center

What Gilroy Compassion Center does

Gilroy Compassion Center is a community-based nonprofit social services organization headquartered in Gilroy, California, operating legally as South County Community Services (SCCS), a 501(c)(3) with Tax ID 03-0391775. It serves South County residents facing food insecurity, homelessness, and housing instability, providing all services free of charge and funded entirely through donations and charitable support.

The organization runs five interconnected core programs: Food & Nutrition (food pantry and drive-through grocery distribution), Unhoused Services (Compassion Services team providing hygiene supplies, warm meals, and client-centered case management), Homelessness Prevention (emergency financial and rental assistance), Our New Place (permanent supportive housing for previously unhoused families), and Gilroy Streets Team (outreach to the unhoused). Supporting sub-programs include the Ochoa Family Winter Shelter, the Transit Assistance Program, and the Unhoused Compassion Division. Service delivery is physical and community-embedded, anchored at a main office at 7950 Church Street in Gilroy, a drive-through food distribution location at the same address on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a Tuesday unhoused popup at St. Mary Parish. No technology platform, app, or digital product is disclosed; operational technology is effectively not stated beyond a Squarespace-hosted website and email newsletter used for outreach and donations.

The organization operates as a free-service nonprofit with no commercial pricing model; there are no disclosed funding rounds, donor revenue figures, or financial statements. Scale indicators include 200,000+ pounds of food distributed annually, 325 individuals permanently rehoused, 275 households prevented from homelessness, and 25+ families placed through Our New Place. It is governed by a Board of Directors and led, effective April 15, 2026, by newly appointed Executive Director Vicky Martin (succeeding the retiring David Cox), alongside case management staff. A formal joint-vision partnership with St. Joseph's Family Center coordinates food, housing, and unhoused services across South County.

Name

Gilroy Compassion Center

Legal name

South County Community Services

Website

https://gilroycompassioncenter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gilroy Compassion Center (legally South County Community Services) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Gilroy, California providing free food assistance, homelessness prevention, unhoused outreach, and permanent supportive housing services to South County residents, funded entirely through donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAB

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGAEAL

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Food assistance programs
• Homelessness prevention
• Permanent supportive housing
• Unhoused outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilroy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gilroy Compassion Center is the Unhoused Compassion Division of South County Community Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free community-based social services to residents of South County, California. Its offerings span a food pantry and nutrition program, unhoused outreach with case management, emergency financial and rental assistance to prevent homelessness, and the Our New Place permanent supportive housing program for previously unhoused families. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries and funded through donations, grants, and community support.

Product overview

Gilroy Compassion Center operates as the Unhoused Compassion Division of South County Community Services (SCCS), providing a coordinated set of social service programs addressing poverty and housing instability in South County. The organization offers five interconnected programs: Food & Nutrition (food pantry and grocery distribution), Unhoused Services (Compassion Services team with case management), Homelessness Prevention (emergency assistance and rental support), Our New Place (permanent supportive housing), and Gilroy Streets Team (outreach to the unhoused). These programs work together as a unified safety net, with the stated goal of alleviating community poverty, diminishing food and housing insecurity, strengthening the safety net for the most vulnerable, and providing essential support to the unhoused population with a pathway to permanent housing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Our New Place: Local permanent supportive housing program helping previously unhoused families find stability and a life of promise.
• Gilroy Streets Team
• Ochoa Family Winter Shelter
• Transit Assistance Program
• Unhoused Compassion Division

Products and services

• Food & Nutrition

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed over 200,000 pounds of food to local families in the past year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Joseph's Family CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Joseph's Family Center and South County Compassion Center (Gilroy Compassion Center's parent organization) are partnering in a joint vision to alleviate community poverty, diminish food and housing insecurity, strengthen the safety net for the most vulnerable, and provide essential support to the unhoused population. Their shared goal is to offer fresh opportunities for stability and a pathway to permanent housing, ultimately fostering a thriving community where all residents can enjoy an improved quality of life.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HomeFirst: Santa Clara County's largest housing and homelessness services nonprofit, operating emergency shelters, interim housing, and rapid re-housing programs. Directly comparable mission and service mix (homeless outreach, case management, permanent housing placement) at significantly larger scale in the same regional market.
• Sacred Heart Community Service: Faith-rooted community nonprofit in San Jose providing food, rental assistance, case management, and self-sufficiency programs. Closely comparable operating model to SCCS (food pantry + homelessness prevention + integrated case management) and serves overlapping client populations in the same Santa Clara County market.
• St. Joseph's Family Center: Direct strategic partner of Gilroy Compassion Center / South County Community Services, jointly branded as South County Compassion Center. Provides complementary food, housing, and family support services in the same South County service area with overlapping client populations and co-developed programming.
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Faith-affiliated nonprofit providing food assistance, housing support, immigration services, and case management in Santa Clara County. Operates overlapping programs (food pantries, rental assistance, homeless outreach) with a comparable integrated-safety-net model in an adjacent geography.

Regional players

• Destination: Home: Santa Clara County public-private partnership dedicated to ending homelessness through supportive housing, prevention, and policy advocacy. Operates in the same regional homelessness ecosystem and is a likely funder/convener partner for SCCS's permanent housing programs.

Emerging players

• Bill Wilson Center: Santa Clara County nonprofit providing housing, counseling, and supportive services primarily to youth, young adults, and families experiencing homelessness or crisis. Overlapping service model (case management, transitional housing) but with a youth-focused specialization that distinguishes it from SCCS.
• Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley: Affordable housing nonprofit focused on homeownership and home repair for low-income families in Silicon Valley. Adjacent mission (housing stability) but distinct model (housing production rather than supportive services); relevant peer given SCCS's Our New Place permanent supportive housing program.

Broad incumbents

• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: One of the largest food banks in the U.S., serving Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Gilroy Compassion Center is a downstream distribution partner for food. Operates the same food-insecurity service category but at vastly greater scale and with a logistics/wholesale model rather than direct-to-client pantry operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gilroy-compassion-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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