At Guadalupe House, we provide clean and sober  transitional housing for single adults on an interview and invitation basis.  We also offer a place where people in need can come take a shower, use the phone, and pick up mail on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  We are committed to serving the immediate needs of our neighborhood and city, creating a welcoming place for everyone, and working toward a more just community.  

 

We are here to walk with our guests toward stabilized lives and to advocate for social justice and peace.  We have a thriving organic garden that helps feed our house and neighborhood, and we are active many coalitions that bring us toward a more just community. Among our staff members, guests and extended family, are artists, cooks, puppet makers, carpenters, community organizers, ministers, and aspiring roller derbyers.   It takes all these gifts and many more for a community to thrive.  Please come and visit some Tuesday (see weekly liturgy).

There are so many ways to be involved in our community.  Here are just a few...

Weekly Liturgy

You're invited!  Liturgy & Potluck every Tuesday night at Guadalupe House, 1417 South G Street in Tacoma.  Doors open at 5pm; Liturgy starts 5:30; Meal begins by 6:30; Always room for dishwashers!  Here folks from diverse walks in life find unity in prayer and sharing. 

Volunteer Gardening      

We have lots of work going on in the garden!  If you are interested in volunteering in the garden, mowing, planting, weeding, or helping with our rain barrel system, please call us!  You can always help rescue us from encroaching Morning Glories, or help us with cleanup and all kinds of spring planting. Contact the gardeners at: 253-359-4091

Upcoming Events

Guadalupe Gala, Saturday May 21st at 6pm at Holy Cross Church.  No tickets necessary, donation at the door. 

Special Thanks To...

Mission Possible, Gonzaga University for so much great garden work!

Just Faith, for the transformation of the stairway and terraces!

Work Parties

Our buildings are older, well loved and need lots of care. We are always looking for extra hands to work with us on regular maintenance.  We have work parties the first Saturday of each month, please call us if you are interested in helping out.

Shopping Club

A few people are regularly checking in to see what supplies we need.  Could you help us keep basic household & shower supplies in stock?  The more members we add to this club, the easier it will be to give out lists of stock items that will fit a donor's budget.  Call our office:  (253) 572-4247.

    

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 What else have we been up to?  Take a look:    

• Tacoma Weekly - Thursday March 29, 2007 -  Bill Bichsel, S.J. speaks out vs. criminalizing the poor, decrying Tacoma City Council's movement towards banning panhandling. 
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• KUOW 94.9 FM - The Beat - Tuesday March 20, 2007 -  Heidi Fosner & David Fewster reflect on the pitfalls of our neighborhood's gentrification in poetry, song, & conversation.
• The News Tribune - Sunday March 18, 2007 - Laura Karlin calls for a network to make it possible for soldiers to act on their conscience and resist this war. 
• Mission Possible - March 10-17, 2007 - Six Gonzaga U. join us from Spokane on their Spring Break to live in community & provide service.  Watch the slideshow to see how GU & L'Arche Tahoma Hope teamed up to clean up old garden sites along our alley.  See the moving of mountains at Bix's place.

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Justice Issues At Hand:  (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Affordable Housing

Nuclear Disarmament

 Military Resisters

Urban Developer Accountability

Addiction Harm Reduction

 Dignity on the Streets

Prayer and Solidarity

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