Before & After Photos 5.10.25

MCDS Sponsored Welcoming

Marin Country Day School Sponsored Welcoming For the fourth year in a row, the administrators and staff of Marin Country Day School sponsored the furnishing of a formerly homeless family’s apartment through Welcoming Home. Before they worked their magic, the place that Caroline and her three boys (two teenagers and a 21-month old) lived in was virtually empty. Caroline has … Read More

Before & After Photos 03.29.25

Cape Marin Sponsored Welcoming Header Image

Sponsored Welcoming This special Welcoming Home was sponsored by a generous group of Cape Marin neighbors and friends. Sonia was referred to Welcoming Home by Homeward Bound of Marin. She is a single mom with two delightful children: Rosa, age 10, a happy enthusiastic girl, and Jordan, a busy 14 month-old. Sonia’s commitment to her children is very inspiring, considering … Read More

Before & After Photos 2.22.25

February 22 Sponsored Welcoming

Sponsored Welcoming This Welcoming was sponsored by a generous Santa Rosa couple who wish to remain anonymous. Matthew was referred to us by Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa. After he and his children’s mother parted, he lost his job and became separated from family. To make matters worse, he was then injured and in the hospital for 6-7 months. It was during … Read More

Before & After Photos 1.22.25

Sponsoreed Santa Rosa Welcoming

Sponsored Welcoming Jessica was referred to us by Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa. Jessica has had a lot of hardship in her life. She was in a violent relationship with the father of her children and ended up giving them up for adoption to protect them. A couple of years ago she was the victim of a random violent crime. She … Read More

Before & After Photos 12.28.24

December 28th Sponsored Welcoming

Sponsored Welcoming Charaya is from Cambodia. She came to this country 50 years ago, escaping the war there after having lost all her family. She had to start from scratch and did quite well for many years; she was an engineer, then opened a skin care business and then went into interior design. She was able to set aside enough money to buy … Read More

Before & After Photos 12.7.24

December 7 - sponsored welcoming

Sponsored Welcoming by Gaby Federal, Jill Kantola and Friends Less than a year ago, Wilma was in a traumatic domestic violence situation. Thanks to support from the Center for Domestic Peace, she was able to escape and find an apartment for herself and her two sons. Then, in October, the family had to move out. The landlord had raised the … Read More

Before & After Photos 11.23.24

Return Home

Sponsored Welcoming Victoria and her family are recovering from a serious traumatic event they suffered two years ago. Victoria’s youngest son, 16 at the time, was stabbed multiple times outside a local elementary school in a case that turned out to be mistaken identity. He was left critically injured and spent nearly a year in the hospital, undergoing 24 surgeries. … Read More