Success Stories

The kindness and generosity of our community never ceases to amaze us! At the end of November we asked our community to participate in our Adopt-A-Family program and within a few days all 26 families were adopted. Each family made a wish lists and our community answered. Gifts were wrapped and [...]

They are home “A” was in an arranged marriage in India and shortly after became pregnant with her son. During her 6th month of pregnancy, her husband received a temporary work visa in the Bay Area. “A” did not to leave and wanted to have her baby in India but her husband [...]

Maria and her two teens, Natasha and Alex, lost everything— including Natasha’s artwork—in an apartment fire. They were devastated. Maria had worked so hard to create a home for her family and now all was lost. See how our volunteers created a completely new home for this lovely family. Before: [...]

Shinita is the mother of Ulisa, an adorable one-year-old with down syndrome. Shinita and Ulsa just moved into their first apartment after leaving Project Pride, a program for addiction recovery. Shinita has been clean for 15 months and is excited to start her life over with her baby. [...]

TEAM GATHERS TO BRING BOYS BACK HOME “Sarah”, a victim of abuse, has 4 children. Her 5 year old daughter “Amy” is living with her and her three boys are staying with extended family. After being in and out of shelters for the last year Ruby’s Place found her a home. Her boys will be able to [...]

Marin Grateful Gatherings volunteers and donors brought comfort and joy to two families on August 12th. Both families were referred to us from Novato Human Needs and had been homeless for some time. Thanks to your generous donations of furniture, household goods, toys, clothes, other [...]

Thank you to all of our Grateful Gatherings donors and volunteers who participated in our June 10th Grateful Gathering in Oakland! As I write up this thank you, 2 weeks later than planned, I want to acknowledge those of you that were able to carve out time for us. We know how hectic summer [...]