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Carly, a warm and resilient senior citizen, lives in Home 1 and was referred to us by North Marin Community Services. She has experienced tremendous loss in her life but remains positive and is uplifted by the support of everyone around her. Carly worked in the grocery industry for many years,  resulting in hip and back injuries and making it impossible to continue in this line of work. She next went to work as a school bus driver, but lost this job when schools were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Carly then suffered the most devastating loss – the death of her husband.  Through all of these losses, Carly relied on her love of cooking and baking to support her through her grief. As Carly was coping with her husband’s death, the unimaginable happened – an electrical fire in her home that led to the loss of all her personal possessions and housing. Completely devastated, she moved in with her adult children until she could get a place of her own. With support from the community, Carly is now living in a small apartment and is extremely grateful for the encouragement and support she is receiving. Welcoming Home looks forward to creating a warm home for Carly and plans to replenish her kitchen with everything she needs to resume her love of cooking and baking.

Joshua was referred to us by North Marin Community Services, he lives in Home 2. He is a testament to strength and resilience given the trauma he and his family have been through. He was born in Oakland. He experienced severe domestic violence, which tragically his mother did not survive and for which his father is in prison. At the age of six, he and his siblings went into the foster care system. Luckily, with the vigilance of his Godmother, his mother’s best friend who moved her family to Marin, he did graduate high school. She has been a constant in his life, living close by. Joshua refers to her as his Rock. Life hasn’t always gone smoothly. His brother died in a car accident just over a year ago; they were very close and he has struggled with this loss. He continues weekly zoom calls with his pastor at the church in Oakland he attended with his family. He has full time employment and is very excited at the prospect of his four children being able to visit him more regularly on weekends. He says it feels surreal that Welcoming Home would come into his bare apartment and turn it into a home. He’s really excited and wants to surprise the children with the transformation. We are really excited to do this for him and are looking forward to meeting them at the reveal!

Home 3 is where Kristen lives, she was referred to us by the Marin Health and Human Services Odyssey Team. Kristen was born and raised in Marin, where she was a gifted swimmer, eventually competing at the collegiate level. Following college, Kristen fell on hard times and became estranged from her family. She found herself homeless a few years ago and has lived in a shelter ever since. Kristen wanted a better life for herself and finally was able to find her new home. This will be the first time Kristen has lived on her own and she could not be happier! Kristen loves all animals, especially her dog Lucky. She is an avid swimming and sports fan, enjoys spending time outdoors, and has a newfound passion for healing crystals. Kristen is looking forward to move-in day where she will be welcomed into a furnished home filled with love and her favorite colors, red & purple!

We will be visiting Home 4 in the next couple days and will add the list of their needs to the one below…