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Reconnecting with Family

By. Robert Guevera Let me introduce you to Paul! I wanted to give you a glimpse of some background so we can appreciate Paul’s journey. Paul’s life journey is full of challenges, love, and persistence. Paul’s childhood was rocked constantly with change and not living with his family. Paul lived in a residential home for years…

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Adventure is Out There!

By Sadie Hess, Founder and CEO   I went on an epic family adventure this summer to Europe. Turning 50 gave me a full-circle perspective of my life and helped propel me towards taking more adventures because time keeps moving forward! We toured Frankfurt, Bern, Grindelwald, Brussels, Zurich, Paris, Versailles, and Amsterdam. We saw the…

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Compass Cheerleader

By Dmitri Kolpacoff A Gift of Art One of our clients, Pam, has been doing an incredible job these past two months with her goal of creating various art pieces to sell at an art fair put on by San Andreas Regional Center. Pam has a gift when it comes to art. Recently, Pam has…

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Four Time Cancer Survivor

By. Anna Levine-Beard   Meet Brent Brent is the kind of person everyone would like to meet and would like to be! He is empathetic, kind, funny, smart, and loves to give back to his community. Brent’s smile lights up the room! Brent grew up in Seattle and Southern California, and now we are lucky…

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A Fighting Spirit

By Alice Byer It is my pleasure to introduce you to Ms. Linda! Ms. Linda lives in Pinole, California with her live-in staff. Linda is a private person who is very cautious about who she shares her life with. However, when I told her I wanted to share with the community the incredible woman she…

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Stubborn Passion

By Stephanie DiPiero Dakota Have you ever met someone with passion, drive, ambition, and determination to succeed in all areas of his life? I would like to introduce Dakota; he is one of those amazing people who exudes these qualities. He is generous, kind, energetic, highly motivated and extremely intelligent. Dakota has been a Compass…

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Enjoying Life

By. Cindy Garcia Come Get to Know Angela Angela was born in Kansas but spent most of her childhood living with her family in Silicon Valley. Then as an adult, she moved into residential care until 2009. Angela was very eager for her independence and insisted on a more private lifestyle. As a result, she…

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Overcomer

  By. Vanessa Hogan Overcoming Obstacles Ida has been a Compass client for a while and has moved from our Redding location to Red Bluff and back again. She has been through many changes and medical challenges, some very difficult. It was so severe she was warned it was life-threatening if she didn’t make changes….

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BTS’s Biggest Fan

By. Kaliyah Steele Meet Elena Elena has blessed East Bay SLS, since 2019 and is, in her own words, Cool, Friendly, and Funny. In my words, she is a welcoming face, and one of the best people to stroll around Target with! Elena has been with Compass SLS since 2019, and since then, she has…

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New Homeowner

By. Leslie Henry   Homeowner Dreams Homeownership generally makes 1 of the top 10 goals most acquire to achieve. Our clients are no different! Compass clients Kimberly Ferguson and David Oliver who have been together since 1983, desperately wanted a larger space to call their own. No neighbors above them making noise at all hours,…

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