Client Voices

"The Prado Day Center gives my dad somewhere to go during the week when me and my brother are at school. You can take showers and they feed you lunch. They got us haircuts and gave us clothing vouchers for school clothes. And kind staff members helped me feel better when I was upset because two girls at school were mean to me because I'm homeless."  -Ashley J.

"Prado helps people who are willing to help themselves. Prado keeps it positive and busts through all of the negative barriers. I am so thankful that I have somewhere to go where people care about me."            - Jamie S.

"When you are homeless you have nowhere to clean your clothes, make phone calls, or take a shower. When you’re homeless you have no where to leave your things so you can look for a job and you don’t have a phone number to leave on job applications. Prado gives me all of this."     - Andrew P.

"Before we knew about the Prado Day Center, my husband and I would sit in the park all day with our kids because we had no where else to go. Finding the Prado Day Center has changes our lives in so many ways. My husband and I were able to get so much information and support that has helped us to go from sleeping in our van to actually getting a job and our own apt. Thank God for the Prado Day Center."   - Julie K



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How We Help

The Prado Day Center is the only day center serving the homeless population in the region. Every day, between 90 to 120 people seek refuge and assistance at the Center and over 30 percent of the Center’s participants are now women and children.

Prado Clients

 

From 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. every day of the year, the Center provides a safe haven for those in need and offers a comprehensive array of services and resources to meet basis needs:

      • Housing referrals

  • Job counseling and skills assessment

  • Access to computer & resume/interview coaching

  • Medical and rehabilitation services

  • Restroom and shower facilities

  • Laundry room for client use

  • Local phone usage

  • Lockers to store personal Items

  • Voice mail and message service

  • Enriching, age-appropriate activities for children

  • Fenced play yard and indoor homework area for children

  • Community vegetable and flower garden

  • Daily noon meal provided by People's Kitchen

  • Bus tokens for local bus routes to essential service sites

 

Support service providers come to the Center on a regularly scheduled basis to assist clients in their journey to self-sufficiency. These include:

  • Central Coast Health Care

  • EOC Health Services

  • EOC Homeless Case Management

  • SLO County Drug and Alcohol Services

  • SLO County Mental Health Services

  • SLO County AIDS Program Outreach

  • Veteran's Administration

  • Department of Social Services

 

Your help makes their stay with us a little brighter and their transition to a positive tomorrow a little easier!

 

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