Open now We’re open. GATEHOUSE, our community platform, where Pathfinders for Hope does your intake, barrier review and the calls to agencies, is live. The North Bay Pilot is not open yet (projected January 2027).
Pathfinders for Hope is building the North Bay Pilot for Operation Iron Gate, a confirmed-handoff referral system. GATEHOUSE, our community platform, is live now, and intake is open by phone.
Register on GATEHOUSESee the proposed closed-loop referral workflow for hospital and community partners. What is Operation Iron Gate?
Intake by phone · Open now
We do the heavy lifting: your intake, a barrier review, the calls to the agencies, and the follow-up.
Call us at (707) 205-7588 and we’ll help you reach the resources you need. We are not your ordinary nonprofit; we do the heavy lifting for you:
How we walk with you
We can’t promise a resource will be open or that an agency will accept you; that depends on the agency. If you were turned away, handed another number to call, or never called back, tap Turned Away and fill out the form. We’ll call you to confirm what happened, record it, and keep working your case. If anyone you know was turned away, please report it too.
In danger right now? Call 911.
Individuals and families
You do not need an ID, an address, or a phone of your own. Pathfinders for Hope intake is open now by phone: call (707) 205-7588. Or register on GATEHOUSE, our community platform, to find resources and ask questions.
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Partners across the Vallejo response system
We are recruiting homeless services organizations, nonprofits, NGOs, agencies, recovery providers, county social services, domestic violence agencies, city and county government, and resource partners serving people experiencing homelessness.
Two ways in
Resource Finder
Every food pantry, produce stop, hot meal, shelter and help line in Vallejo and Solano County on one list, with what is open today and the nearest place.
Food banks open today: Vallejo food bank Fairfield food bank Solano County food bank
What happens when you enroll
The pilot is not running yet, but GATEHOUSE, our community platform, is open now. This is the path your case will follow once the pilot begins in Vallejo: five steps, and no step that quietly disappears.
Step 01
A conversation, not a form. What you need, written down in plain words.
Step 02
No file without your permission. You can say no to any part of it and still get help.
Step 03
A connection to the organization that can help with that specific need.
Step 04
Confirmation that you arrived. Sent is not the same as served.
Step 05
What happened, written down. Nothing closes into “unknown.”
Lock 01 / 03
Exit state: unknown
There is no exit state in the record that can hold an unknown destination. A case cannot be closed into nothing.
Lock 02 / 03
Sent = served
A referral is not finished when it is sent. It is finished when the receiving organization confirms the person arrived.
Lock 03 / 03
Record before consent
A record cannot exist without a consent step recorded first. Saying no to part of it does not close the door.
Every referral is built to be followed from the front door to an outcome.
No handoff should end with an unknown destination
Illustrative: how Operation Iron Gate routes and tracks every case · no one falls off the map
Current systems report what happened.
The film Operation Iron Gate / Promotional film
Operation Iron Gate film. Select play to watch here, or open the video on YouTube. Plays right here. Nothing loads until you press play.
Why now: what the State Auditor found, where the money went, and the gap this closes. Read Why Now →
The data desert has a cost, measured in dollars, and in lives. The fix exists now.
04 / The Pilot
This deployment has not run yet. There are no results to report, and none are claimed here. What follows is the measurement standard Pathfinders for Hope is committing to publish before the pilot begins and before the numbers exist.
First pilot launching in North Bay, California
Projected launch
January 2027
Every case from front door to outcome. Every referral to confirmed receipt. Every exit to a known destination. Nothing closes into “unknown.”
Clause 01 of 04 · committed before the numbers exist
Housing retention at 90 days is the primary measure. Checkpoints at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days. One number leads, and it is the one that is hardest to hit.
Clause 02 of 04 · committed before the numbers exist
Results go on The Glass whether they are good or bad. Aggregate only. No names, no case identifiers, no personally identifying information.
Clause 03 of 04 · committed before the numbers exist
The failure gets published too, on the same dashboard, on the same schedule. A system that publishes its own numbers has to be willing to publish bad ones. If the 90-day retention standard is missed, it will be posted, not explained away.
Clause 04 of 04 · committed before the numbers exist
05 / Partner briefing
Choose the role your organization can play, then request a briefing. Pathfinders for Hope will answer your question and discuss whether the North Bay Pilot is a fit for your homeless services role.
List your organization as a resource
Tell us whether you send referrals, receive them, provide a resource, or represent public leadership.
Illustrative
Every case seen. Every dollar proven. No one gets lost.
The movement starts in Vallejo
Be the first to know what’s happening with Pathfinders for Hope. Meet your neighbors, talk with each other, ask questions in our Q&A, and tell us what you think of our progress, the good and the bad. Together, we get stronger.
Founding member
Outside the North Bay? You can join to watch and give input. Joining is not joining the North Bay Pilot. GATEHOUSE is a small version of Operation Iron Gate.
Takes a minute. Name, email, who you are, password.
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