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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 is a street organization working the front lines to help homeless military veterans, and homeless Americans in the greater Chicagoland area.

WE are one of very few organizations in the state of Illinois with boots on the ground supporting Homeless Americans at the street level. 

                 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, disadvantaged less fortunate, and the poor. She continued her work when she arrived in America. EDDA's work continues today! 

There are many parts to the Operation EDDA - MOVEMENT.  See the many campaigns below. 

* Homeless Persons Survival Kit

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

The 2019 Homeless Persons 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 Persons Survival Kit.

Photo below of the 2019 (Fall -Winter) GCA OPERATION EDDA- Homeless Persons Survival Kit added Hand and Boot Warmers. 

NOW available in 2019:  GCA created FOUR (4) newly assembled Operation EDDA Homeless Persons Survival Kits, especially created for the adult female, and children who are homeless. 

In addtion GCA created two (2) new kits especially for our homeless military veterans, one (1) for the male and one (1) for the female. 

Include in the adult female kits are products especially for the female.  

The OPERATION EDDA Homeless Persons 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.

 NEW!  The GCA Vets Sleeping Mat for homeless veterans.  Our representatives distribute this sleeping mat to homeless veterans. It provides comfort, deflects water, sturdy, and long lasting. 

 NEW!  The 2019 GCA VETS Sleeping Mat can be rolled up and taken wherever the homeless veteran is going.   

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

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

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

Our primary objective is to distribute non -perishable 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. 

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

• Guardian Corps of America supports the American War Bride of  U.S. military veterans. 

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

Spouse's of active U.S. military personnel, and veterans can receive an Operation EDDA- (Bundle Pack).  BP's are asembled specifically for the American War Bride of U.S. military personnel and veterans.  BP's include female hygiene products, clothing, food, blankets, and other important items to help support the American War Bride.   

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

* GCA Cancer Awareness Campaign:

Guardian Corps of America (GCA) is an advocate for individuals afflicted with the cancer illness. EDDA CONTE - La Piana passed away November 05, 2011 from Kidney Cancer. 

More and more Americans are being diagonosed with the cancer illness. GCA supports the study and research to cure cancer, and is dedicated to raising awareness bringing to the forefront of the minds of the American people the importance in finding a cure to cancer. 

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.

• The Mentally Challenged

OPERATION EDDA - GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA Awareness campaign to help raise awareness among the mentally challenged population in the USA.  The American people face a constant struggle to help the mentally challended in our society.  

 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.

      America's 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 (mature) population.   

American Children (orphans) without families.

 OPERATION EDDA - GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA works to protect and defend children at risk (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 without families. America's children at risk (orphans) desperately NEED our HELP!

GCA contributes clothing and other important supplies to the GCA Children at Risk (Orphan Children) campaign.                                           

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 501C-3 Public Charity.

GCA is dedicated and committed to advancing the GCA Movement to help Americans who are poor, less fortunate, disadvantaged and homeless. 

OPERATION EDDA-Homeless Persons Survival Kit (care package) is named after EDDA CONTE-La Piana, an American Warbride.

Operation EDDA is a MOVEMENT to help America's poor, less fortunate, disadvantaged and homeless population.

There are many parts to the OPERATION EDDA Movement which include advocating, and supporting homeless American military veterans, the homeless, people with disabilities, the mentally challenged, children at risk (orphan) children, and people afflicted with the cancer illness.  

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

Our community based programs have value, and integrity, deserving for those Americans faced with challenges beyond their control.

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

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

You can make a difference by helping someone in need.   

When you see a person with a disability or is handicapped do not pre-judge or stereotype the individual.

Instead engage the person by offering assistance or using kind language to uplift their spirits.

Try best to encourage, not discourage the person by rasing themsevles 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 poor, 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 offering a helping hand. 

Since our inception the GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA (GCA) Mission has served Chicago's needy by offering the OPERATION EDDA Homeless Persons 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 GCA also distributes non - perishable food, clothing, bottled water, and the valuable DAILY WORD spiritual booklet. The DAILY WORD booklet offers spiritual nourishment.

In our Operation EDDA - Homeless Persons Survival Kits (care package) the homeless veteran can expect to see an important informational guide, and ID cards (telephone directory) used for needed social services. 

There are many resources  available for homeless veterans that the informational guide can help educate the homeless veteran with. 

There are many reason's so many displaced families are living in homeless shelters.  Many families have no, or very little income to help support their children or one another. 

Living in a homeless shelter for both adults and children have an enormous impact on their lives, causing some to experience serious emotional and psychological problems later in life.  

Adults are not immuned from the trauma of being homeless.

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 there are an estimated 553,000 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on any given night, this represents a rate of approximately 16 people experiencing homelessness per every 10,000 people in the general population.  

In the Chicago land area alone, approximately 1,000 veterans go homeless and hungry every night. Across America there are a total of 61,000 veterans who go homeless, and hungry every month.   

GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA provides a unique service for homeless veterans, and the spouse of an American military veteran. Throughout the holidays GCA delivers meals to homeless veterans and their families living below the poverty level.  

We offer the very same service to the homeless population. 

GCA strives to help find employment opportunities for unemployed homeless veterans looking for work.  In addition GCA does the same for the spouse of a homeless veteran.   

GCA representatives are trained to offer homeless veterans and their families a complete package of services in order to help those in need receive the care they so desperately need.  

Our volunteers work the streets of Chicago. GCA volunteers are working and interacting with the homeless population on a daily basis, trying best to make a positive impact in the lives of the homeless person. 

GCA volunteers are trained to work with the homeless population.  Our organization offers very good training to new volunteers, and continuing education is always offered to existing volunteers. 

GCA volunteers receive special training to help prepare them to engage the homeless.  Street training is apart of our daily menu. 

GCA doesn't stop there.  We also act as an advocate for the eldery and sick, mentally challenged, children at risk (orphan) w/o families, and people afflicted with a cancer illness. GCA also provides clothing and food to the same. 

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

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!