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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. WE are the only organization in the state of Illinois with boots on the ground supporting 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! 

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 perishable food with a long lasting shelf life.  

Our primary objective is to distribute 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.  Upon its completion a representative will contact you with instructions.

• Guardian Corps of America supports the American War Bride of  U.S. military personnel and 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 Operation EDDA- (Bundle Packs).  BP's are asembled epecifically for the American War Bride of U.S. military personnel and veterans.  BP's include clothing, food, hygiene products, 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.     

• 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 without families. America's orphans NEED our help!

GCA contributes clothing and other important supplies to the GCA 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 non-profit organization.

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

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

OPERATION EDDA-Homeless Person Survival Kit is named after EDDA CONTE-La Piana, and it is a Movement to help the poor, less fortunate, disadvantaged and the homeless.

There are many parts to the OPERATION EDDA Movement. Which include advocating for the disabled, mentally challenged, orphan children of America, 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 GCA programs.  

Our community based programs have value, and 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 poor, homeless, less fortunate and disadvantaged.

You can make a difference by helping someone who is poor, 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 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 you offer a helping hand. 

Since our inception the GUARDIAN CORPS of AMERICA (GCA) Mission has served Chicago's needy 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 perishable 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 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 in America, over 670,000 Americans go homeless every night, and 48,000,000 million go hungry every night, 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 alone, 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. GCA volunteers are working interacting with the homeless population trying their best to make a positive impact on the lives of the homeless person.

GCA will work to end Homelessness by offering direct outreach services.  

GCA volunteers are trained 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 make recommendations 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. GCA is also an advocate for the eldery and sick, mentally challenged, orphan children w/o families, and people afflicted with a cancer illness. GCA also provides clothing and food to the same. 

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

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

GCA representatives are trained to combine all services offered through our organization making them available to veterans and their families.  

WE believe our programs offer merrit and our system integrity. Our organization is growing by leaps and bounds, people are clamoring to join our brigade of volunteers who act 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!