Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Neighbors: We continue to work towards how best we can serve and center community as the COVID-19 outbreak and impact continues. To date, we have delivered and secured over $2.5M in resources for those most in need. Although our offices are not yet fully operating at pre-COVID levels, we are holding […]
We know how hard it has been to stay connected to colleagues, friends, and community during this uncertain time. Feelings of isolation, anxiety, stress, or sadness have only been made worse during the shelter-in-place months we have endured, especially for those of us who struggle with our mental health. To help us all back to […]
You or someone you know may be eligible for help with paying their home energy bill. Community Action Marin is the local administrator of the federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Our Energy Program also acts as a conduit to other energy assistance and residential conservation programs. Reaching over 800 households each year, the […]
We’ve heard a lot lately that we’re living in unprecedented times. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “fierce urgency of now” has perhaps never been more important than it is today as a call to pay attention, to wake up, and to do something. It’s hard to believe that it was over a half-century ago when […]
On April 28th, the Bolinas Stinson Unified School District (BSUSD) Board approved a partnership with Community Action Marin that will support preschool for all three- and four-year-old children at the district-operated Bolinas Preschool. While details of the partnership are yet to be finalized, BSUSD will be the program operator. Our agency will continue to provide […]
Although the Enterprise Recovery Center (ERC) is closed at this time, our site manager, Darcy Woodall, and peer support staff, Jennifer Carter, are keeping office hours daily. This is in part because many homeless people in crisis are still showing up at the center since it’s a respite they know and trust. The two team […]
UPDATED April 26, 2020 Our homeless outreach teams are called CARE Teams. CARE stands for Community Alternative Response & Engagement. The three teams share a mission to work with and support the homeless, or those at risk of becoming homeless, in Marin County. CARE Team One, funded through the county’s Behavioral Health & Recovery Services, […]
UPDATED January 6, 2021 In an effort to curb the spread of COVID 19, state and local officials have issued a shelter in place order. As a result, many of us are experiencing fear about the future, confusion, and loneliness due to restricted contact with our peers, friends, and loved ones. Even though the Enterprise […]