Before & After Photos 2.04.23

02/04/23 Welcoming

Welcoming Home volunteers gratefully accepted your generous donations on the morning of Sept 24; by early afternoon three teams were setting up the once almost vacant apartments, turning them into lovely homes for three formerly homeless individuals/families.  

Click HERE to see the before and after photos.

A big shout-out to Robb and Messer Moving for donating pro-bono moving service and OLIVER’s, for providing delicious sustenance for our volunteers.

Stay tuned for news about our next Sonoma County Welcoming on November 19!

With much gratitude,
The Welcoming Home Team

Before & After Photos 12.12.22

Afghan Family

Welcoming Home an Afghani FamilyWelcoming Home was once again able to help an Afghani refugee family who had just come to the U.S. The father was a civil engineer in Kabul, who also served as a translator for the American military there.For their first four months in the U.S., they couch surfed with family members until they were finally able … Read More

Before & After Photos 12.10.22

December 10th Welcoming Home

Home #1Clara is a single mom who lives in Home 1 with six children. She was referred to us by North Marin Community Services. After losing her housing due to domestic violence, Clara and her family spent 2 years in an apartment without heat or a working stove. Like many single moms, she has struggled to juggle work, school, and childcare. Clara worked in security and … Read More

Before & After Photos 11.19.22

Welcome Mat

Welcoming Home volunteers gratefully accepted your generous donations on the morning of Sept 24; by early afternoon three teams were setting up the once almost vacant apartments, turning them into lovely homes for three formerly homeless individuals/families.  

Click HERE to see the before and after photos.

A big shout-out to Robb and Messer Moving for donating pro-bono moving service and OLIVER’s, for providing delicious sustenance for our volunteers.

Stay tuned for news about our next Sonoma County Welcoming on November 19!

With much gratitude,
The Welcoming Home Team

Before & After Photos 10.29.22

October 29 Welcoming

A Fifth HomeThanks to the generosity of Sotoodeh, Marin and Associates dental practice in Corte Madera https://finesmiles.com, non-profit Welcoming Home was able to furnish a fifth apartment for a formerly homeless Marin family in October. The grateful family is a single Mom who had escaped domestic violence with her four children. She was able to secure housing after months of being homeless, … Read More

Before & After Photos 10.08.22

home 1 after

Donate NowSeptember 19th, 2020 We lost count of how many times she said “thank you”! On the morning of September 19th, volunteers gathered at beautiful St. Luke’s Church in San Rafael to check in, sort and pack up donations from our generous Marin community. Our COVID protocol was in place, so donors stayed in their cars […]

Before & After Photos 09.24.22

Home 1

Welcoming Home volunteers gratefully accepted your generous donations on the morning of Sept 24; by early afternoon three teams were setting up the once almost vacant apartments, turning them into lovely homes for three formerly homeless individuals/families.  

Click HERE to see the before and after photos.

A big shout-out to Robb and Messer Moving for donating pro-bono moving service and OLIVER’s, for providing delicious sustenance for our volunteers.

Stay tuned for news about our next Sonoma County Welcoming on November 19!

With much gratitude,
The Welcoming Home Team

Before & After Photos 08.24.22

August 24th Cover Image

Lindsey’s HomeOn August 24, Welcoming Home furnished the home of Lindsey and her two daughters. They had fled domestic violence, only to have a hazardous mold infestation in their next temporary landing spot. Lindsey is disabled, unable to stand on her feet for very long.  For the last few months, they’ve been couch-surfing when they could—and when they couldn’t, they’ve slept in the … Read More

Before & After Photos 08.13.22

Home 2 Fred

Donate NowSeptember 19th, 2020 We lost count of how many times she said “thank you”! On the morning of September 19th, volunteers gathered at beautiful St. Luke’s Church in San Rafael to check in, sort and pack up donations from our generous Marin community. Our COVID protocol was in place, so donors stayed in their cars […]

Before & After Photos 07.30.22

July 30th Welcoming

Donate NowSeptember 19th, 2020 We lost count of how many times she said “thank you”! On the morning of September 19th, volunteers gathered at beautiful St. Luke’s Church in San Rafael to check in, sort and pack up donations from our generous Marin community. Our COVID protocol was in place, so donors stayed in their cars […]