Homelessness & Affordable Housing Initiative

Launched: 2024

Purpose: Address two escalating crises in Marin County identified through MCF's strategic planning: homelessness and affordable housing. Seeks to locate critical intervention points along the continuum from homelessness prevention to home ownership.

Geographic Scope: Marin County, California

Intervention Points Supported:

• Homelessness prevention services
• Permanent supportive housing
• Affordable housing development
• Countywide coordination and coalition building

Homelessness Prevention

• Temporary housing creation
• Emergency assistance for at-risk populations
• Services supporting housing stability

Permanent Supportive & Affordable Housing

• Property purchase and preservation
• Housing development projects
• Community land trusts and land banks
• Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) production
• Feasibility studies for housing solutions

Collaboration & Coordination

• Countywide coalitions increasing service coordination
• Inter-county partnerships (Marin, Napa, Sonoma)

Focus Populations:

• Unhoused individuals and families
• Transition-age foster youth
• Unhoused veterans
• Long-term residents at risk of displacement
• Low-income residents
• Communities of color

Homelessness Prevention:

• $622,500 to Bolinas Community Land Trust (60 unit temporary housing relocation project)
• $500,000 to Marin Foster Care Association (10-unit apartment building for transition-age foster youth, Novato)
• $667,000 to Homeward Bound of Marin (24 one-bedroom apartments for unhoused veterans)

Permanent Supportive & Affordable Housing:

• $750,000 to Bridge Housing (apartment building purchase and preservation, Terra Linda)
• $575,000 for community land bank research and development
• $225,000 to County of Marin (ADU production collaborative with Napa and Sonoma)
• $200,000 to Community Land Trust of West Marin (two single family homes in Point Reyes Station)
• $25,520 to Hope Housing (Marin City land trust feasibility study)

Contact:

• Marin Community Foundation
• Phone: 415.464.2500
• Address: 5 Hamilton Landing Suite 200, Novato, CA 94949
• Website: marincf.org

Application Process

Status: Initiative is active with ongoing grantmaking. Specific application procedures for new proposals not detailed in provided materials.

For Information on Submitting Proposals:

• Contact Marin Community Foundation directly
• Phone: 415.464.2500
• Address: 5 Hamilton Landing Suite 200, Novato, CA 94949
• Website: marincf.org

Typical Process (Based on Initiative Description):

1. MCF identifies critical intervention points in housing continuum
2. Conducts research and expert convenings
3. Accepts proposals from qualified organizations
4. Makes strategic grants supporting identified priorities
5. Supports both direct service provision and systemic solutions