Homelessness & Affordable Housing Initiative

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

What They Fund:

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

Recent Awards (First Round - 2024):

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