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Check out this special feature from STN on the Brian Garcia Welcome Center at Key Campus!

At any hour, the welcome center at Key Campus is a hub of hope offering compassion, guidance, and life-saving connections to housing and essential services.

For many individuals experiencing homelessness, hope begins at the Brian Garcia Welcome Center. Known as “the front door” and “the heart” of Key Campus, the center is more than a point of entry—it’s the first step toward stability, safety, and connection.

“Every journey starts at the Brian Garcia Welcome Center,” said Medina Dixon, program manager at Key Campus. “We have about 15 different agencies here, all working together to help people who walk through our doors.”

What makes the welcome center unique is its commitment to being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In a world where most services have closing hours, the welcome center recognizes that homelessness is a round-the-clock crisis that doesn’t pause on evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Each day, the center serves 50 to 75 individuals, providing immediate support and guiding them toward the next steps. “I like to think of our job like first responders,” said crisis intervention specialist Demetrius Todd. “We never know what situation will come through the door. Someone shows up in crisis, and we’re here to listen, assess, and connect them to resources.”