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We are a society linked by a common interest.

At Guardian Corps of America our primary objective is building a better society for all good American citizens. 

GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA needs your support.  Go to our SERVICES, and PRODUCTS page and Support an organization that Supports You!

                 We Work to Advance

                      The GCA Mission!

OPERATION EDDA - is a MOVEMENT.  EDDA CONTE- La Piana was an American War Bride from World War II.  EDDA married William La Piana, an American Army Military Police Officer in 1946 in Grosseto, Italy.   EDDA was dedicated to helping the homeless, less fortunate and those disadvantaged. She continued her work when she arrived in America. EDDA's legacy continues today.

Awareness Campaign to Fight Cancer:

• Individuals afflicted with kidney cancer and other cancer illness

OPERATION EDDA- Cancer Research project.  Help support GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA fight against cancer. One out of every five Americans will be diagnosed with some type of illness caused by cancer within the next ten years.

GCA cancer awareness campaign.

* Homeless Person Survival Kit

OPERATION EDDA -Photo Left:   The Homeless Person Survival Kit is for people who are homeless and homeless veterans. 

The 2018 Homeless Person Survival Kit    ( Spring - Summer) issue has a short Sleve T-Shirt included.  

Bottled water comes with both the GCA OPERATION EDDA Spring - Summer and Fall - Winter  Homeless Person Survival Kit.

Photo below of the 2018 (Fall -Winter) GCA OPERATION EDDA- Homeless Person Survival Kit just added Hand and Boot Warmers. 

 The OPERATION EDDA Homeless Person Survival Kit includes many hygiene products and everyday essential items to help the homeless person moving from shelter to shelter.  This kit is also distributed to homeless veterans.  GCA distributes approximately two hundred (200) Homeless Person Survival Kits a month to the homeless and homeless veterans.

In some cases when GCA participates in a special program at a homeless shelter an average of four hundred (400) kits are distributed in a day.  

 The homeless in America are a forgotten society, and many are military veterans. 

 OPERATION EDDA - FOOD DRIVE is working to feed the homeless people throughout the Chicagoland area.  We accept food with a long lasting shelf life. 

Our primary objective is to distribute food directly in the hands of the homeless person. GCA representatives are trained to work on a direct out reach basis with the homeless population. 

We also deliver food to homeless shelters, churches, community centers, schools where children (students) lack enough food for breakfast and lunch, and to military veteran organizations who support homeless veterans. 

If you wish to participate in the GCA Food Drive. Feel free to go to our Contact Us page and complete the profile form.  Upon its completion a representative will contact you with instructions.

• (American War Bride) of  U.S. military veterans

OPERATION EDDA- supports the American War Bride.  GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA works to advance the spouse of an American GI. 

The American War Bride (invisible citizen) must be recognized along with their military spouse.     

• The Mentally Challenged

OPERATION EDDA - GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA Awareness campaign bringing to the forefront of the minds of the American people the struggles the mentally  challenge face trying to live with mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other complications caused by mental illness.

 The mentally challenged need your help.  To be compassionate is to be human.  Your understanding is what is needed if the mentally ill have any chance of living a balanced and rewarding life.

             The elderly and sick

OPERATION EDDA - protects and defends the elderly and sick from abuse. Nursing home abuse is on the rise in America.  GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA acts as a Guardian for our senior- citizen population.   

American Children (orphans) without families.

OPERATION EDDA - GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA works to protect and defend orphan children without families.  Since the beginning of time the world has an invisible population of orphan children who fend for themsleves. America is just one place where there are countless children left alone to live without families. America's orphans NEED our help!

                                                                                               All human beings are entitled to live in freedom with dignity and self respect. All people regardless of nationality, religion or race deserve the opportunity to advance so they may accomplish their personal and professional desire. 

                            Dare to Dream

             For a Better World!          

GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA

GCA is a non-profit organization.

GCA is dedicated and committed to the legacy of EDDA CONTE-La Piana, an American War Bride who survived world war II in Italy, came to the United States of America, raised a family and made countless contributions toward the national development. 

The GCA website is an informational vehicle designed to educate the American people about important community related issues and GCA programs.  

Our community based programs have integrity, merrit, and value deserving for Americans.  

GCA is an organization for FREE! and Independent thinkers who choose to have a positive effect on change. We encourage those who agree with our mission to join our cause!

GCA programs offer value with the potential to improve the lives of those who are homeless, less fortunate and disadvantaged.

You can make a difference by helping someone who is homeless, disadvantaged, or less fortunate.  When you see a person with a disability or is handicapped do not pre-judge or stereotype the individual. Instead engage that person by offering assistance or perhaps using kind language.

Try your best to encourage the person to lift themselves up by their own boot straps and re-engage in society.  As long as we humans live in this world. It is to our advantage that we strive to compete the best we can.

The homeless, disadvantaged and less fortunate are not always looked upon favorably in todays modern day society. Your kindness and decency can go a long way when you offer a helping hand. 

Since our inception the GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA (GCA) Mission has served Chicago's poor by offering a mobile care package (OPERATION EDDA) Homeless Person Survival Kit complete with hygiene products, nutritional bars, and many other important items a homeless person can use to help them get through the day.  

In addition to the distribution of the Homeless Person Survival Kit. GCA also delivers food, clothing, bottled water, and the valuable DAILY WORD spiritual booklet needed for spiritual nourishment. For the homeless veteran an informational guide is included in the Homeless Person Survival Kit.  There are many government resources  available for the homeless veteran. 

The average age of a homeless person in America is Nine (9) years old.

There is a reason there are so many displaced families living in shelters with children to care for.  Just some problems families have are due to loss of income, separation from loved ones, physical, and or emotional issues, and the list goes on....

Living in a homeless shelter for some children can have an enormous impact causing serious emotional and psychological problems later in life.

Adults are not immuned from the trauma either. Homelessness can create issues for adults as well.  It many cases both men and women suffer from low self esteem, feeling of despair, isolation, excessive worry, hunger, medical and pshchological problems, not to mention the lack of financial resources that is causing homelessness to begin with. 

GCA found that over 670,000 Americans go homeless every night, 48,000,000 million go hungry every night and the numbers are growing by the day, another 46, 000,000 million live in poverty. In this group there are thousands of military veterans who go homeless and hungry every month. 

In the Chicago land area approximately 1,000 veterans go homeless and hungry every night.

GCA volunteers work to end homelessness by engaging homeless people on a direct outreach basis. Our volunteers work the streets of Chicago, and suburbs when most people are at home sleeping or resting comfortably in their home. GCA volunteers are working the streets, interacting with the homeless population trying the best they can to make a positive impact on their lives.

We Help End Homelessness by offering direct outreach services. 

GCA volunteers are taught to engage homeless people. Establishing a repore is the first step in offering a glimer of hope, trust is gained in tiny steps. Once a relationship is formed the process of removing the homeless person from the streets into the stage of normalization can be accomplished. 

It can be a very time consuming process, however the rewards are significant.  By demonstrating support for the homeless person and showing a genuine interest in their well being the homeless person may become more inclined to accept services. 

At this stage GCA volunteers offer recommendations to certain government and or private agencies that provide permanent housing, emergency shelter, medical care, or financial assistance.

GCA volunteers receive special training to help prepare them to engage the homeless.

GCA doesn't stop there. We also provide a service to help support the eldery and sick, the mentally challenged, orphan children w/o families, and individuals suffering from a cancer illness. 

GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA also provides a service for homeless veterans, and the spouse of an American military veteran.   

GCA is stepping up its programs to help support homeless veterans by incorporating services from the Dupage County Veterans Commission, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Veterans Administration Hospitals. 

Working on a joint basis with these government agencies enables GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA to offer more valuable services to the homeless veteran.   

WE believe our programs offer merrit our system integrity. Our organization is growing by leaps and bounds and people are clamoring to join our brigade of volunteers who act as GUARDIANS for the homeless, less fortunate and disadvantaged. 

We shall NOT waiver in our commitment to advance our agenda. 

We shall work toward creating a better society for all good Americans. Anything less is unacceptable!

                          EXPLORE!

We Honor the Deserving, we attempt to educate the others, we question those who refuse to understand!