Guiding the disadvantaged and unemployed toward employment and independence.
01/24/2018
Join COMPASS at The Music Box Theater on Tuesday Feb. 6th for an evening of "Cabernet & Cabaret" to benefit our homeless clients who are moving home! All of "Grease" performed in 6 minutes... not to be missed!
Tickets available through the Events page at
12/19/2017
Quite an honor to attend Mayor Sylvester Turner's press conference yesterday, celebrating the success of his challenge to move 500 chronically homeless individuals into permanent supportive housing in 6 months. COMPASS and other community partners met the challenge, and then some. Kudos to the COMPASS Navigators, Annie and Lori. They are amazing!
Yesterday, one of our "navigation" clients - a chronically homeless man who is eligible for what's known as "permanent supportive housing" was at our office, waiting for Lori, his COMPASS "navigator." I assumed they were heading to DPS or the Housing Authority or one of the countless places they might need to go to help this one man get off the streets and into an apartment.
So I asked: "What's going on today?"
His answer was simply: "I'm going home."
It turned out it was move-in day. And last night, for the first time in a very long time, he slept in a bed in his own place. This is what COMPASS does, along with many other community partners.. Ending homelessness in Houston, one client at a time.
As soon as we have power we will be back at The Dunn Center, offering services to our homeless clients. As we have for 35 years.
The sun is trying to shine through the clouds.
07/07/2017
Take a look at what COMPASS and other homeless service agencies are up to...
You’re Invited: Come and See Our Successes | The Way Home - Houston Written by Cynthia Brannon, Executive Director Houston COMPASS, Inc. (COMPASS) During a recent meeting about the current efforts to end homelessness in
Being part of Houston's "The Way Home" Initiative has been quite an adventure! Our case managers/navigators have been helping chronically homeless men and women move into permanent supportive housing for over a year now. Absolutely life-changing work...
02/07/2017
A gem of a non-profit organization in downtown Houston. Since the '80s. And we know you TOTALLY miss the eighties.
You miss the '80s, right? Well, you're in luck! You can return to that decade on February 23rd. Check out http://www.houstoncompass.org/events.html
12/29/2016
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." AESOP
A year-end gift to COMPASS will help chronically homeless men and women move into specialized, supportive housing. Your gift will make a difference! http://www.houstoncompass.org/donations.html
Houston COMPASS, Inc. - You Can Help: Donations COMPASS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by foundations, corporations, churches, and individuals. We don’t seek government funding. Individual gifts are critical to support our annual budget.
COMPASS clients will benefit when you do your holiday shopping with Amazon. We are a registered organization with their AmazonSmile Foundation, where you can create an account and name Houston COMPASS Inc. as your charity. Your purchases will then generate donations for COMPASS. We make a difference in the lives of Houston's homeless men and women, and you can make a difference, too, in this simple way. Every little bit counts in the non-profit world. Thank you for your support!
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."
- Jane Austen
One of our clients will be reminded of this tonight: his first night in his own apartment, thanks to a collaborative effort that included "navigation" services by one of our dedicated case managers.