Homeward Bound Of Marin

HOMEWARD BOUND OF MARIN IS THE MAIN PROVIDER OF EMERGENCY SHELTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE FACING A HOUSING CRISIS IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM - HOMEWARD BOUND SERVES SINGLE ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS THAT RANGE FROM THE ONLY YEAR-ROUND EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN MARIN COUNTY TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IN THE PASTYEAR, OUR AGENCY SERVED 622 ADULTS, INCLUDING 51 MILITARY VETERANS, IN EXISTINGPROGRAMS. THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, HOMEWARD BOUND PREPARED AND DELIVERED 96,000 MEALS FOR OUR PROGRAMS, MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GROCERY BOXES TO VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WHO OCCUPY INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS WITH SUPPORT SERVICESFROM OUR STAFF. HOMEWARD BOUND'S SHELTER TEAM TRANSITIONED TO AN INTERIM LOCATION ASREBUILDING BEGAN AT MILL STREET CENTER, WHICH WILL HOUSE OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER AND 32 NEW UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM ON-SITESUPPORT. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN EARLY 2021 AND COMPLETION IS SET FOR LATE SUMMER2022.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAM - SINCE 2000, HOMEWARD BOUND HAS OPERATED THE FRESHSTARTS CULINARY ACADEMY, OUR JOB-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOMEADULTS IN MARIN COUNTY. AS THE PANDEMIC EASED, HOMEWARD BOUND MADE PLANS TORELAUNCH THE TRAINING IN NOVEMBER 2021, REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS TO BE VACCINATEDAGAINST COVID-19. DURING THE PAUSE, THE TRAINING TEAM ENROLLED ALMOST TWO DOZENGRADUATES IN AN EXTENDED COURSE THAT INCLUDED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, STAFFLEADERSHIP AND ADVANCED KNIFE SKILLS. GRADUATES HAVE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE HANDS-ONEXPERIENCE AND PAID EMPLOYMENT IN HOMEWARD BOUND'S SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INCLUDINGTHE PRODUCTION OF WAGSTER TREATS DOG BISCUITS, GOURMET CHOCOLATES AND THE HALOHOMEMADES LINE OF JAMS, SALSAS AND PICKLES. AS PART OF THE STATE-SPONSORED GREATPLATES DELIVERED PROGRAM, THE CULINARY TEAM PREPARED MORE 15,000 MEALS FORVULNERABLE SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY.

FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM - SINCE 1974, HOMEWARD BOUND HAS OPERATED THE ONLYYEAR-ROUND EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,ALONG WITH EIGHT TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR,HOMEWARD BOUND SERVED A TOTAL OF 248 PEOPLE IN FAMILIES (121 PARENTS AND 127CHILDREN) WITH SHELTER, HOUSING, AND COMPASSIONATE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP THEMMAKE LASTING POSITIVE CHANGES AND END HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR LIVES. IN ADDITION,HOMEWARD BOUND OPENED A NEW PROGRAM TO EXTEND THESE SERVICES TO 10 MOREFAMILIES. DUE TO THIS DEDICATED WORK, 89% HIS DEDICATED WORK RESULTED IN 89% OF ALLFAMILIES WHO EXITED FROM HOMEWARD BOUND PROGRAMS LAST YEAR MOVED TO STABLEHOUSING.