A community that kept making room.
GG's House began with Steve and Angel Sheets and a simple belief: useful things should reach people who can use them, and practical help should be shared with dignity.
From the Lighthouse garage to four locations.
Steve and Angel began gathering and sharing donated goods from their detached garage in 2015. The space became known as the Lighthouse. Clothing, bread, furniture, and household goods were organized so people could find what they needed.
The work grew through neighbors, volunteers, donated inventory, and relationships with nonprofits and public-service resources. Those connections became as important as the goods themselves: a person might arrive for clothing and leave with a useful phone number, a next step, or an invitation to participate.
GG's House became a federally recognized 501(c)(3) in 2017. Today it remains independent and volunteer-run, serving from 1714 Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove.
More than a place to receive things.
Over time, volunteers learned how to help fill gaps between programs, systems, and everyday life. They listen, share practical help, make calls, introduce people to trusted organizations, and help identify resources related to housing, shelter, treatment, classes, transportation, and independence when those options are available.
People who first came to receive help have also found ways to volunteer, learn responsibility, practice workplace expectations, and help someone else. That cycle of dignity and participation remains central to GG's House.
Follow what GG's House is building next.
The green-and-gold campus website includes the proposed property, phased restoration plan, founders narrative, pathways, supporting records, and ways to participate.