By Sadie Hess, Founder and CEO Something BIg We are in the process of doing something big! (Something we haven’t done in about 15 years here at Compass.) We are going to open a new department at Compass! Not another office, as we have been doing. This will be a department that supports the whole…
Written by Cassandra Sales “Keep your face to the sunshine and you can never see the shadow.” – Helen Keller The Light Shines the Brightest Courage is strength in the face of adversity. It is the ability to see everything going on in the world right now and not allowing it to affect your joy….
By Cassandra Sales Hallmark Movies Christmas season has passed and if you are anything like me, you binge watched just about every Hallmark Christmas movie ever made. They all have the same plot. Fancy city girl goes back to her small home town and ends up falling in love with the boy next door. Those…
By Aaron Zint Road Trip Entertainment It was 1990-something and I was riding along as a bored 7-year-old in the front seat of my family’s minivan on a road trip. This was back when the only entertainment during those long drives was either the car radio or staring out window. Thank Jobs for the creation…
By Melanie Anderson Appreciation is one of our basic human needs and though it is a simple term, it has a magnitude of depth to it. Compass has been learning from the Languages of Appreciation model that is based on the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. We want to provide our Compass community with…
We are excited to start posting some blogs of our client’s stories and their lives. Our clients are some of the most incredible people and it is an honor for us to play a part in their stories! Danny V. has written up this blog to share his journey with us. He has a passion…
by Melanie Anderson Compass is very excited to introduce you to our newest region: Redwood Coast. As of this writing, Compass is serving 5 people in Supported Living in Fort Bragg funded by Redwood Coast Regional Center. Compass intends to begin providing ILS services soon as well. If you have ever been to Fort…
By Jeni Cheffey Some of you may know Josiah, and if you haven’t met him I sure hope you all have the opportunity to get to have a conversation with him. He is full of knowledge, he is charismatic and one of the most talented artist you will meet. After spending some time with Josiah,…
In this episode of our History Series, Eric & Sadie talk about Dreams and how they became part of our culture (and history!) at Compass!
By Aaron Zint #ifyoucanreadthissentencethenyouareprobablyusedtoreadinghashtags Grounded in a Hurricane Your connection with other people will keep you grounded in a hurricane, whole on the chopping block and sane in a crazy world. A hundred years ago our friend options were confined to our family circle or the fifteen square miles around us. Cars and phones expanded…