The Center for Compassion - NVC Santa Cruz

Center for Compassion & Quaker Meetinghouse


Our regular Office and Bookstore hours are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Noon - 5pm.
You can reach us by telephone at (831) 459-6919.

And where in Santa Cruz is 225 Rooney Street?


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This is the front entry off of Rooney Street:The entry from Rooney street

*Coming from Morrissey, going around the 'clover leaf'? Here's how it looks:Under the Morrisey overpass

Follow that van!

The Center for Compassion is at 225 Rooney Street, upstairs from the Quaker Meeting House. The lot also hosts a Park & Ride location and there are signs in the area to direct you to it.

From downtown/ westside Santa Cruz:
Get on Highway 1 south and take the Morrissey exit. Cross the Highway 1 overpass, which loops around and under the overpass. Veer right to exit* and right again onto Rooney. Take an immediate left up into our parking lot.

Coming from Capitola/ Aptos/ Watsonville on Highway 1:
Take the Morrissey exit, then left onto Rooney (frontage road). Pass a couple of houses and turn right up into our parking lot.

Coming from the south on Morrissey:
Take Morrissey across the Highway 1 overpass. It loops around and under the overpass. Veer right to exit* and right again onto Rooney. Take an immediate left up into our parking lot.