Garden Gate Respite (GGR)

Stanislaus County

The work we do may seem small, but sometimes it is the only hope for individuals who have lost part of themselves through homelessness and mental illness.
— Garden Gate staff

Turning Point Respite Center at Garden Gate in Modesto provides a safe home-like environment for homeless mentally ill.

This program links mentally ill homeless individuals to community resources while providing basic care such as home-cooked meals and clothing.

Open 24/7, the center works together with law enforcement to reduce incarceration and victimization. The center works with an outreach team to engage and connect individuals with needed services.

Stanislaus County Mental Health provides funding for this program through the MHSA.

Garden Gate Respite
(209) 341-0718
609 5th Street
Modesto, CA 95353

In 2011-12 Garden Gate Respite…

  • gave 487 people an alternative to the street, jail or psychiatric hospital.
The people at Respite made me feel at home, their stories of recovery inspired me, and they gave me lots of encouragement. This gave me strength to move forward when I didn't think I could. It was a place for me to get started and get my thoughts together.
— Julie J.