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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 PRODUCTS page and Support an organization that Supports You!

                 We Work to Advance

                      The GCA Mission!

OPERATION EDDA - is a MOVEMENT with many different projects and campaigns.  EDDA CONTE- La Piana was an American War Bride from World War II.  EDDA married William La Piana in 1946 in Grosseto, Italy.   EDDA was dedicated to helping the homeless, less fortunate and those disadvantaged.

We PROVIDE Service's for:

• 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 illiness caused by cancer within the next ten years.

GCA cancer awareness campaign.

* Homeless Person Survival Kit

OPERATION EDDA - Homeless Person Survival Kit is for people who are homeless. The 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 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.    

• Individuals suffering from mental health disabilities

OPERATION EDDA - helps those suffering from a mental illness.  GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA is involved in a campaign to raise the level of awareness about mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other complications that affect mental health

 The mentally challenged need your help.  To be compassionate is to be human.  Your understanding is what is needed if the mentally challenged 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 issues and programs

Our community based programs have integrity and are good 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 only best that we continue to try and compete and strive to live our lives 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.  

GCA supplies the homeless with an OPERATION EDDA - Homeless Person Survival Kit, and food, clothing, water, and valuable booklets with information they can use to potentially obtain financial assistance from certain private and public agencies that support individuals who are homeless.

The average age of a homeless person in America is Nine (9) years old.  The reason is there are many displaced families living in shelters who have children to care for.  This can have an enormous impact on a childs life 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. 

WE 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 are homeless and hungry.

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

How We Help End Homelessness is by street outreach and moblie 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 they become more inclined to accept our services. 

At this stage the homeless person can be more easily directed in accepting services from GCA volunteers who offer recommendations to agencies that provide permanent housing, emergency shelter, medical care, or financial assistance.

GCA volunteers receive special training to help prepare themselves in case they need to support the homeless person at any given moment.

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 American War Bride of an American Military Veteran.  There are approximately 1,000 veterans who go homeless every night in the Chicagoland area. On a daily basis hundreds of veterans go hungry with nothing to eat. 

GCA is stepping up its programs to help support homeless veterans by incorporating services from the Dupage County Veterans Commission, and Cook County Veterans Commission. GCA also work's with the Illinis Department of Veterans Affairs in Springfield, IL. 

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

WE believe our programs offer merrit and our systems offer 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!