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The Marin Continuum of Housing and Services ("the Continuum")
is a collaboration composed of 32 Marin organizations providing
housing and related services to the community. Established in 1993,
the Continuum is a collaborative vehicle for coordinating and creating
effective change and for improving and increasing housing and services for
low-income and homeless people in Marin beyond what can be achieved by
member agencies individually.
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Our mission is to lead the community to collectively ensure that families
and individuals become and remain housed. We accomplish this by facilitating
a system that houses everyone in need, with adequate support services to keep
people housed, while concurrently advocating for systemic changes.
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Contact Info
For additional information regarding the Continuum,
please contact:
Dave Coury
Executive Director
Ph. (415) 459-0133
coury@marincontinuum.org
Joseph Hegedus
Program Manager
Ph. (415) 459-0134
jhegedus@marincontinuum.org
Fax (415) 459-0134
412 Redhill Avenue, Suite # 2
San Anselmo, CA 94960
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Our Programs
Hamilton Transitional Housing
The Continuum, in partnership with EAH, has developed 101 units of
transitional housing at the former Hamilton Air Field in Novato. the first families
moved in to their homes in September 2003. Construction was completed in 2006,
and over 200 formerly homeless people, including over 80 children are currently
being housed. Residents may stay in their units for up to two years.
During that time, they will receive a wide range of supportive services
designed to assist them to move into stable housing in the community.
Marin Community Resource Guide
Each year the Continuum publishes the Marin Commnuity Resource Guide, a
pamphlet containing contact information for an array of nonprofit service and housing
providers in Marin. The resource guide helps connect families and individuals, who may be
seeking assitance, to an agency in their community. To access the most recent version of the guide please click here: 2009 Community Resource Guide
System Planning and Public Policy
The Continuum provides the Marin community with strategic system-wide planning
and public policy analysis for the maintenance and preservation of affordable
housing and services.
Advocacy, Education, Community Information
The Continuum conducts advocacy on behalf of homeless persons and member
organizations, provides education to the community and member agencies on
homeless and housing issues, and disseminates community information for
low-income families and individuals pertaining to housing and services.
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
The Continuum participates in Marin's HMIS system, which is a database that collects demographic information on participants of programs and/or receiving services from agencies that work with the homeless and low income populations of Marin. The Continuum collects and tracks data on residents of our Hamilton Meadows program. This information is utilized in reporting on program accomplishments and also to help service and housing providers get a better understanding of the scope of the issues facing the homeless and low income earners in Marin. If your agency is intersted in particpating in this program please contact us and we will connect you with the lead agency. To access the actual HMIS forms used in Marin, follow the appropriate links below:
Hamilton Employment Center
The Continuum, in partnership with Homeward Bound of Marin, is in the
pre-development process to create a training and service center at former
Hamilton Air Field, adjacent to the Hamilton Transitional Housing Project.
This entrepreneurial mixed-use project will create a commercial office center
that will have both for-profit and non-profit tenants. Through agreements
with the businesses located in the Center, the Continuum and its member
organizations will provide on-the-job training to formerly homeless and
low-income individuals. This project is designed to achieve the goal of
assisting underemployed and low-income families to earn an a living wage
and become financially self-sufficient.
Donations
Your support will help homeless, formerly homeless and very
low-income individuals and families in Marin rebuild their lives
and find a permanent exit from homelessness.
Contributions may be sent to:
Marin Continuum of Housing and Services
412 Redhill Avenue, Suite #2
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Your donation is tax deductible and will be acknowledged in writing.
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Member Agency Links
Adot A Family
Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunities
Bank of Marin
Bay Area Legal Aid
Buckelew Programs
Center Point, Inc
Community Action Marin
EAH Housing
Fair Housing of Marin
Gilead House
Homeward Bound of Marin
Legal Aid of Marin
Lifehouse Agency
Marin Abused Women's Services
Marin AIDS Project
Marin Center for Independent Living
Marin City Community Development Corporation
Marin County Community Development Agency Affordable Housing Program
Marin County Health & Human Services
Marin Community Food Bank
Marin Housing Authority
Marin Jobs and Career Services
Marin Services for Women
Marin Treatment Center
Northbay Family Homes / Suburban Alternative Land Trust
Novato Housing Coalition
Novato Human Needs Center
Ritter Center
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin
Sunny Hills Children's Garden
West Bay Housing Corporation
Women Helping All People
Katherine Crecelius
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