About Us
Providing homeless resources in Marin County since 1974.
We serve as Marin County’s main provider of shelter and supportive housing for unhoused families and adults.
Serving Marin County
As Marin County’s main provider of resources for homeless adults, families and veterans, we welcome approximately 1,000 people per year through our 17 programs. We provide safe accommodation, compassionate support and job training for people who are experiencing chronic homelessness.
Our Impact
2024 -2025 Impact highlights: making a difference in people’s lives.
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Our Leadership
Founded in 1974 with a single family shelter, Homeward Bound of Marin has refined and expanded services designed to end homelessness for every person served, whatever their circumstances.
Paul Fordham
Chief Executive Officer
Carrie Sager
Chief Operating Officer
LaSaunda Tate
Chief Strategy Officer
Anna Hurtado
Chief Program Officer
Board of Directors
Jim Snipes
President
Dianne Snedaker
Vice President
Elvira Echevarria
Treasurer
Sonia Seeman
Secretary
Nicole Bartolini
Nancy Culhane
Lynes Downing
Nicole Gardner
Sheri Joseph
Liz Saint John
Robert Puett
Marion Weinreb
Cynthia Williams
Partners in Service
We believe in the power of partnerships to advance toward the goal of ending homelessness. Our corporate and nonprofit partners provide a broad spectrum of support for our work on behalf of the community.
To learn more about partnership opportunities, please contact Development Director Corry Kanzenberg.
415-382-3363 ext. 216
ckanzenberg@hbofm.org.
Spotlight: GEM Garden Program
Abundant flowers and vegetables in the New Beginnings Center gardens show the impact of the GEM training program. Offered by Integrated Community Services for adults with developmental disabilities, the program spends five days a week in our gardens. GEM participants build workplace skills and confidence as they plant, harvest and tend produce that goes into meals for our shelter and housing programs. Team members build independence by using bus service to the site and can enjoy free lunch daily in our shelter dining room. The GEM program works hand-in-hand with Homeward Bound’s garden supervisor and regular volunteers.
“We feel a sense of community here. It’s a shared mission for the vulnerable people that we both serve.” says Sarah Blunt, GEM Program Manager.
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Our 50-year history
From our first homeless shelter in 1974 through our 50th anniversary year, Homeward Bound of Marin has been providing shelter, housing, training and support to homeless adults, families and veterans.
Get in touch
Contact us to learn more about our programs, our mission-based businesses, and how you can get involved as a donor, advocate or volunteer.