Staff here are pleasant and professional. The items for sale are always in GREAT USED CONDITION…read moreand I love shopping here! They offer a good discount to the over 55 crowd and first responders! That's very generous and it really helps me out quite a bit! This charity is a very worthy cause too! Very organized and clean store. Love it here!

My 6 children & I stayed here @ the Lodi house when I left my husband who was abusive. They never…read morejudged, but welcomed us in to their home as long as we needed. When we got back on our feet they help us get into my own place & allowed us to shop in their pantry garage for our necessities as long as needed!! Beautiful inside & out!! Great people

Always a pleasant experience. Staff and manager are always helpful and friendly…read more Stock is neatly arranged and buyable. Not only is Shepard's Gate worth a visit, but they support our community.

This review is written as an observer at a distance given lack of access during the recovery…read moreprocess. Most info gained through family members who have had direct contact and my own research. This program and organization is unlike any other I've seen or heard of. While being very structured in many ways such as lack of outside communication for most of 11 months, this allows the individual to step out from under the burden upon them, long enough to make the personal changes needed. The facilities are excellent, and the needs of the participants are well met. Religion may not be your thing, but if accepting God into your life helps reduce the anxiety, or other inhibiting factors, why not? If participants learn to think about their actions prior to acting, they learn to avoid problems, and get help when they recognize it on the horizon. Those are much needed skills today. The support shepherds gate receives from all the churches in the tri-valley area is nothing short of amazing! It is evident by the volunteer support the organization receives. This program has attendees learning coping skills necessary to live functionally in today's world. They help them develop computer skills. They help them interview for and get employment. They have access to every resource from sponsors to doctors and therapists. Attendees of the program seem very positive. Some refuse to play by the rules and are removed from the program. In the end this is a free 11 month program. Not because insurance is covering it, they don't charge. Yes that's written correctly. This is a program that gives the time needed to move to a new lifestyle, and have stabilization. I can't imagine what this would cost otherwise. When it seems like everyone's got an angle to rob you blind, here is the purest form of love and support. I had my reservations given its structure. But the feedback is outstanding.

So impressed by the compassionate treatment of residents here. Truly amazing work on a shoestring…read morebudget.

I love Raphael House! I used to know it well. The brothers and the sisters there are wonderful…read more The food was fantastic. It's been a long time since I've seen it. I would love to visit again~ soon!

I was shocked by the number of human beings laying on the sidewalk. People are not dogs. The smell…read moreof the porta potties throughout the neighborhood and the smell of burning plastic was so unhealthy and I got sick Everytime I had to go there. Case management was a failure. I got not even a hint of housing in 3 months I waited. I hired a social worker from outside of St. Mary's and I was brutally thrown out of "the program". There are worse things than being a homeless human being and this place is it.

The shelter caseworker Jessica stole my money out of money Management I saved up 6,000 dollars to…read moremove me and my baby out and during that time the shelter told me I had to leave when i checked in for my money i only had 1,000 out of the six and I had all my receipts then ceo joylyn who just got fired for EmbezzlementTold me I didn't have to leave until I found a place because they didn't want me to sue them and bring news attention. then there is a islander employee name moala who is very unprofessional and rude and Abuses his power by making it already hard to live there someb needs to talk to the board about him he treats the shelt clients like they are Beneath him if you are homeless please find somewhere different until they fire moala And Jessica like they did joylyn they are going to steal your money and moala is going to treat you like your a piece of crap and hes going to make it difficult just breathing around him when the shift leaves before him I use to cry in my bedroom cause I knew he wasn't going to open the Refrigerator or give me my medication when I asked for it that place is not Suitable or tolerable for anybody looking for a fresh start or a new life please avoid this shelter

There is plenty of help for women and families. I was 21, fresh out of jail, homeless, and no one…read morehelps single men. Then I found Victory Mission. They gave me compassion and a place to sleep until I could crawl, then walk, then run on my own. Though it has been many years since they helped me, I would not be where I am today without their help.

This place helped me get my life back in order I could afford to move into my own house. I lived on…read morethe 2nd floor in sober living housing It was ok but it's run down. All the paint in the world can't change the fact that the building needs to go like so many others on Soledad st already have. Bottom line, don't live here unless it's the option you got left. Not a safe block of town. Hasn't been for years.

- They have great people - They have great hearts…read more- They have great programs - They provide warm and sweet time for you. - They inspire you. - You cant stop loving them.

I love this place!! They help you get your life together give you a safe and warm place and if…read moreyou're willing to do the footwork it is truly an opportunity house