The Safety Net Services team offers community a first-line of response to meeting emergency needs in a crisis and provides a source of hope to many across Marin County. Whether that’s for energy or rent assistance, mortgage payment help, cash for car repairs or medicine, emergency food, or getting people housed, the team helps individuals […]
“Marketing can increase awareness of the inequities in Marin and Community Action Marin’s mission to reduce them and break down the barriers that get in the way of self-sufficiency and providing the services that people need.” Margot comes to Community Action Marin as an Encore Fellow, and Director of Marketing. Encore is a program that matches […]
Our partner Solidaridad Guatemalteca is a community-based organization that works with the immigrant population of San Rafael, primarily in the Canal District. Its mission is to foster the empowerment of the community to develop skills that will help its members to find solutions to problems and to meet needs. Its work also fosters personal and […]
“I wanted to get the perspective of people who are experiencing the barriers that society puts on them, from accessing services to getting a better job. As someone who cares deeply about social systems and poverty, I wanted to really understand and be involved.” Discussions of privilege have permeated the zeitgeist in the past few […]
“In my first few weeks, I learned about one of our cash assistance programs that gave $677 grants to people. One of the testimonials read, ‘I know $677 isn’t a lot to some people but I had an unexpected car expense come up and this assistance prevented me from having to choose between fixing my […]