St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin - Free Dining Room & Support Services

Poverty hurts everyone

We believe everyone needs food, housing, dignity and a chance for a better life – no one can do it alone

We care about you

Our capable volunteers and staff work hard every day to help each person succeed – one step at a time

You can change lives

Together, we are ending hunger, poverty, homelessness, and isolation for 10,000 children, adults and seniors in Marin

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What is needed right now to help Marin County residents in crisis?

Join St. Vincent de Paul Society on the frontlines and follow Dawn’s journey from homelessness to hope. Together we are changing lives.

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Together, we are ending hunger, poverty, homelessness, and isolation for 10,000 children, adults and seniors in Marin. Each year your gifts support…

Meals

Families receiving aid to prevent homelessness

Volunteer advocacy and service hours

Rental deposits securing safe housing for people experiencing homelessness

People experiencing homelessness supported to “return home” to housing in other areas

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Food

If you are hungry or need companionship and a hot meal, please visit us at 820 B Street in Downtown San Rafael. We are open to welcome you from 7 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every day of the year.

Dining Room

Our Housing Help Desk welcomes over 800 clients each year and offers limited financial aid and a sympathetic ear to people without a place to live. Last year we helped transition more than 147 people into housing.

Housing Help Desk

Crisis Assistance

Each week in Marin County, volunteers from the Society visit people struggling to make ends meet in their homes to help them get through life’s struggles. The primary goal of these visits is to prevent homelessness.

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